Bye bye Sri Lanka

In the airport again. Heading home after a great month in Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Didn't do much today. Went for a swim in the ocean, and got organised.
The area had a power cut, so it was really hot. 5 minutes after a shower I was soaked in sweat again.

I bought a few extra souvenirs, and managed to fit everything in my backpack. Only 21kg though... Qatar airlines accept 30kg... :)

The owner of the guesthouse, also a tuk tuk driver, decided to show me a Hindu temple on the way to the airport.
I was worried it was another "donating temple visit"... But no. He had to pray, and brought me. He did a quick ritual and lighted a pack of sense smoke sticks. And rushed out again. Interesting visit.

Before entering the departure terminal I visited the arrival terminal. Waited for 5 minutes and spotted a tourist. Gave her my guidebook and received a hug from her son. Cool. Have written good advices in the book, and I hope she will pass it on to a new traveler when she leaves the country.

In Denmark Thursday morning at 6am.

See you guys, and thanks to the few people actually reading this :)

Buying tools in Negombo

Today's mission: buy useful souvenirs.

I wanted to buy useful things to bring home. Have seen a lot of cool knives and tools. The manager of my guesthouse knew a place. I was pretty sure I had seen the place when I was on my tuk tuk trip to Trimcomalee.
Anyways, his brother, a tuk tuk driver was eager to drive us there, of course :)

It's definitely low season now. Everyone seems desperate to milk a few rupees out of the few tourists hanging around.

We went there. My 'friend' knew a place where I would get local prices. Aha.....

We went there, lots of places selling tools and knifes. I took a tour, and quickly realized I could get cheaper tools elsewhere than my friends place. Great....
Not a huge difference though. I ended up buying 4 different tool/knifes. Interesting if the airport police will accept me traveling with them.
They probably just need a little $help$.... :)

My lunch was a stack of rotty. You'll get a huge stack, but you'll only pay for the ones you eat. The rest goes back to the display. Wonder how many times one rotty can travel back and forth in one day...
There's plenty of different ones. Some spicy, some average. But all really nice, and usually only 35 rupees each. (2dkr)

Last night in Sri Lanka tonight. Leaving the country tomorrow at 10pm.

Photo: Rotty