There Was Room at the Inn

We walked down the hill after tea and grabbed breakfast from a bakery while waiting for a bus. None left directly from there, so we had to wait for one which was in transit and climb aboard. At 8:30 we got on -- and rather than following Route 4 -- it went south and through the dry zone. The land turned all flat and dusty. How can this country have such varying types of geography? We saw a wild elephant from the bus windows as we drove through the Uda Walawe National Park.



We got to Monoragula at about 1:00 pm. We were back at the edge of the moutains in a small city. The place wasn't big but there was a big musical show in town that night. Even crew from one of the national TV channels was covering it. This meant that the first two places we went to check into were were full. We ended up waiting at the Victory Inn. A huge thunder storm blew in and I was ready to find any place to settle down. The guy promised us a room by 5:00 but we were all checked in a few hours before that. Luckily, the accommodation is very nice here. It's all brand new and only costs SR 850. Tomorrow, we plan to get to the east coast but we will be there several months before the surfers.