Well I never thought I would go to Sri Lanka, but I have learned this year anything is possible! And Sri Lanka was wonderful! It's impossible to think they were in a civil war just 2 years ago. The country is beautiful with tropical climate, mountains, beaches and of course the elephants! I was lucky enough to travel with coworkers Lisa, Jo Anne, and her husband Gary. We had a great time. The first day we visited an elephant orphanage where the wild elephants are rescued. Then the next day we hiked to the top of Sigiriya which is a rock fortress and 1600 years old. Really cool climb and views from the top. But the highlight was visiting the Minneriya National Park. Since it was the dry season, the elephants come down from the jungle areas and hang out in the beautiful park. So many of wild elephants! Since Sri Lanka doesn't have lions, the elephants are able to continue to live and have many babies (which were my favorite!).
The food was yummy but a little too spicy for me - but the fruit was AMAZING! And of course I enjoyed the local beer - Lion. The hotel resort we stayed at was very nice. It had bikes for us to use to tour around and chase monkeys - or really they chased me! Great weekend in a nice country with wonderful people!
Here are some pictures:
Our ride to lunch - we visited a local farmer and saw his farm. He has rice, wheat, fruit trees and vegetables. We took the cattle cart to get there...
Then we had to take the boat to get across the water to the farm land. The lunch was cooked at the farm with all the natural ingredients. It was yummy!
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