Day 034 of Our Winter: Today was a poya day. It really doesn't seem possible there's been time for two since we arrived in Sri Lanka. The day of a full moon is a religious observance for the Buddhist majority in Sri Lanka and generally a slower day for businesses.
The bakery tuk-tuk came along just at the right time for us to run out and purchase some fresh roast paan for breakfast. I admit it looks like a simple slice of toast, however it represents a sort of Sri Lankan 'institution'. This bread is available island wide and it is baked as separate balls in a bread pan and finally roasted on all sides. So the very edges are crispy but the bread middle is very chewy. Jay always mentioned that it's not for old people. However with his newly added dental crown, he can say as he wishes. It's so popular that the Sri Lankan food store in Surrey, British Columbia even offers roast paan for ready customers.
An interesting thing today was the picture I snapped below. A few weeks back I took a photo of a land monitor, a type of lizard that grows to a meter and a half long. I snapped a baby climbing the garden wall. We saw it hanging around on the light pole just along the edge of the road and property. The following picture that I took today shows just its tail hanging from street light. It seems it has found a temporary little home. It surely won't be able to use this space as shelter when it grows up!
That's all for this Thursday although there were probably dozens of things I could have written about.
