Poya Day

Day 41 - The day of the full moon is special in Sri Lanka. It is a civil and bank holiday. Many Sri Lankan Buddhists observe the day by visiting a temple. Last night we ordered a driver and van to pick us up this morning so we could discover three temples in the Gampaha area. Sri Lanka is dotted with temples and ancient religious places all over the island. Often, they are at sites with hills or special geography. Although today's temples are only about 25 km from the house, Jay and his sisters had seldom if ever visited them, certainly never all in one day.

We rented through PickMe and chose to pay for 6 hours and 60 kilometers. The driver would wait at each location and then bring us back to the house. The cost would be a bit over US$ 18.00, which works out to less than $5 each. Jay had calculated that would be enough time and distance. Our driver was a tad late but the day worked out well. There was enough climbing so that I know we will all have sore legs tomorrow!

Pilikuththuwa









Maligathanne









Varana








At the end of the third temple, we decided to get lunch. The driver brought us up to Nittambuwa, so we could go back on the Veyangoda Rd. A well-know place, Sashas, is on that road and a good place to get rice and curry buffet.

We got home about a half-hour early and we had travelled 60.76 kilometers. I took a shower immediately as my shirt had been pretty sweaty during the climbing! Oh, and later, there surely was a great full moon from Minuwangoda.