After we walked back to the hotel and too a 3-wheel to catch a bus to Polonnarawa. It was only an hour and a half; however, the bus was full and we had to stand more than half the trip.
We waited for a long time for lunch at our new place, the Gagaba Hotel. Yet finally there is a TV in the lounge! We napped. We're right next to the outlet for a huge irrigation-project lake. The area is still in a serious drought and the water level is very low.
Avoiding a 3-wheel, we took local busses to see New Town (a flop) and Kaduwalla city. We bought breakfast rolls from a bakery and ate dinner at a place close to the canal. The owners are a talkative couple and the lady even brought out pictures of her nursing-school daughter.