October 5 Matara
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| Buddha |
We had engaged a Tuk-Tuk for the whole
day. We did some shopping in the morning and then visited our first
temple. The temple had the history of Buddha's 550 previous lives in
paintings on the walls of several tunnels. Our guide was smart
enough to condense his narrative down to 3 lives, the last one being
the one we know. The temple is famous for it's 34 meter high Buddha.
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| Matara beach and temple |
The area we are in is a hot surfing
spot during November to March. In October it is empty because the
waves are too choppy. After lunch we walked the beach in Matara and
then took a small bridge to an island temple. The waves were fierce
and the sound of the surf is like airplanes going over all day long.
I took a lot of wave pictures. We wanted to watch the sunset from
the most southerly point in Sri Lanka so we got there at five and
climbed the 220 steps of the lighthouse to the top. We could walk
all around the lighthouse on the outside. The sun set at 5:58 but the
clouds were too thick for good pictures. The climb down was an
experience. The lighthouse wasn't closed but there were no lights on
the stairs. I just happened to have 2 flashlights in my photo kit.
3 comments:
Losing a wallet, forgetting a rucksack and falling asleep when you should be taking pictures. I get the impression you didn't do enough training for this trip. Hope you get over the jet lag asap.
Jean & Tim.
You both got off to a lucky start. If anyone watches the realty show "Amazing Race", this is what I thought of when you told the experience with your wallet, money exchange and having to return to airport to get your camera packsack. Someone was watching out for you for sure :):) I love the photo of Matara beach waves; one can almost feel the warmth of the ocean winds.. I decided to google Sir Lanka tourist map and I guess you are at the most southern part. Take care, enjoy yourselves and always travel safe.
Wow the beach photo is great.
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