Day 62 - We had to check out this morning. We didn't get up early. We slowly put our belongings into our backpacks and went down for breakfast at around 8:35. Later, we took another, final walk on the beach in front of our hotel. Of course, our mascot dog followed along. This dog was not the one who watched the New Year's Eve fireworks with us. However, I'm sure she'll easily find other tourists to latch on to. She simply craved companionship, not food or treats.
We finally went down to hand in the key at about 11:00 am. I used the PickMe app and we got a ride to the house in Minuwangoda after waiting just a few minutes. The trip around the inland side of the airport is less than 15 KM but because of traffic and the roads, it took around 40 minutes. On January 1st petroleum prices in Sri Lanka were increased. Excuse me, the government term is always revised. So it cost around $CA 6.50 w/tip whereas it was 80 cents cheaper when we travelled in the other direction last Saturday.