Part Two... Water everywhere....

After the temple at Kataragama we went for lunch. Sophie continues the story...

Hey everybody,

We were all very excited to see that the restaurant served pizza as particularly Matt and Bobby had been craving a Dominos, needless to say, it was like heaven on a plate, unfortunately most people couldn't finish the gigantic pizzas and they didn't do doggy bags. The restaurant also provided a lot of excitement and energy when it was discovered that it sold Red Bull. We were buzzing, literally

Here is James enjoying his hawaiian pizza.

 

Here is the post office outside Kirinda where we walked up to the temple.

I'm sure everybody on the trip has been to many exotic and exciting places, but personally this was one of the most beautiful places on earth (definitely makes the top 5), the temple behind us and the sea in front of us, what seemed like prehistoric rocks and landscapes on either sides. We all sat and admired the view and Cassie was so enlightened she even considered giving up bacon to become a Buddhist!

 

We all felt extremely holy after being blessed by a Hindu priest, Andrew was very excited to receive a bindi, even though it is usually a sign of a married woman...

It really was amazing and to quote Harry: 'At risk of sounding like my dad, it was truly beautiful'

Our bus driver kindly took us along the scenic route which allowed us to see monkeys and water buffalo, along with the amazing Sri Lankan countryside, the weather was also beautiful, (I hear it's still raining in England...)

Here's Hannah and Mrs Speed setting an extremely bad example by dipping their feet into the hot springs, the water was hot and so refreshing but unfortunately we were not informed that you are not supposed to get in the pools and swim about.. Basically the locals were not best pleased so we made a swift exit. However it was so fun while it lasted and to quote a popular catchphrase of the holiday...... yolo.

Here is yet another of the stunning Sri Lankan sunsets, which we got a great view of from the bus on the way home. We all got some lovely photos and it is something we will remember forever.

You can see below that we are all having a great time here teaching and interacting with the children as well, but there's more to come on that story tomorrow.




Until next time, I bid goodnight to everybody back home in sunny England, am missing you all almost as much as I miss English food... I joke miss you loads mum, dad and even the brothers, make the most of the quiet because when I get home I will have so many stories I will never shut up.

Love you all, Sophie xxx

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