Just because it’s possible to go from Tissamahara to Minuwangoda in one day, doesn’t mean one ought to. We said goodbye to Dhamith at the Kadupul Guest House at 8:15 am and got home at around 6:15 pm. We first took a tuk tuk to the old town of Tissamahara and the bus stop. Then we took a government bus to Matara. From there, we connected to a private a/c bus to Colombo. Then, we found an a/c coach heading to Minuwangoda. Finally, from there, we took a tuk tuk home. The total cost was about $3.90 each, the total kilometers were around 300, but the total travel time nearly ten hours! Gosh travel in Sri Lanka can test one’s fortitude if not one’s pocketbook.This trip did include some of the same areas as 1987 journey. Most all was along the coast. The southern coast was affected by the tsunami. We saw some evidence of the destruction and talked to people who’d seen the wave describe as telephone-pole height. Frankly though, for many areas, it was hard to tell. Much of the new road seemed nice. Things grow quickly in a tropical country. Yet many unaffected buildings in this country look as though they’d been through a flood and often worse.
It’s nice to be home and typing this in front of TV. I’m addicted to extremely silly, Indian-imported, evening soap opera named, Praveena.