An Easy Day Late

The flight here was easy and we got off quickly as we were seated in Seat 12A and 12B. Flight TK 730 arrived about twenty minutes early, in fact. We saw the eastern skies turn from black to red as we were flying across southern India. Next, we were through immigration in a flash and were waiting for our baggage at the time the flight should've been taxiing to the gate. 

Happily, we spotted our four checked bags on the carousel. We knew they were pulled from our originally scheduled flight yesterday and would arrive with us. When they appeared, it was a relief nevertheless. We got a bit of cash out of one of the banks ATM in the main lobby and picked up a $17-one-month SIM for a phone. (I have a portable wifi router that takes a SIM, so we can share the unlimited data.) We proceeded to the government sponsored taxi service and got a big van to the short trip to the Minuwangoda house.  We arrived around 7:30.

 

It's still pretty easy to feel as we're about twelve hours off from our body clocks, but today was easy and relaxing.  Jay loves the yard and grabbed a pole to cut down some high-growing passion fruit.  Both sisters are in Minuwangoda so we had a traditionally home-cooked Sri Lankan lunch.

We unpacked in the afternoon after a nap.  It was easy getting into the groove.  It's great being at 'our other' home.  Since retiring, Jay and I have spent around 10 months here.  Even with our trips this winter we'll add enough to make that figure over a year!