Day 016 of Our Winter: We got up at our usual 6:30 am. We weren't in a rush at all to head to Jay's sister's house in Nugegoda. We had breakfast as usual and opened the PickMe rideshare app at around 10:15 and a driver instantly accepted the 42 km trip to Mirihana. As it was Sunday, we asked to take the old road rather than the airport expressway. So many changes have occurred over the years of my travelling the road to Colombo.
It usually takes about an hour and a half to get to the small house behind the Mirihana Police Station. Today, we were a bit faster as there was a little less traffic on the weekend. A little less. Jay's sister put on her first lunch. I've mentioned before, I find her cooking the best in the family. She really knows how to use the extensive selection of Sri Lankan spice to layer flavours. It was just regular rice and curry but the fish was great and the raw mango curry a delight.
It really has been a pretty simple day.
I love spending time here because it is the city. As I said to friends via Whatsapp today, "It's urban. I like coming here because one can buy anything by walking. She keeps a bird feeder with fruit, so there are always visitors."