Sunday in Negombo
On Sunday March 4th, we got a special treat of a trip to Negombo with Desima. Being her ancestoral home, we were able to visit Desima’s old homestead which included her second house that was changed into a two-level dwelling in miraculous style. We also met her in-laws, long-time Negombo friends and had lunch at Brown’s Beach Hotel where my mother and I had stayed briefly before heading to Kandalama on a trip 4 years ago.
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Mark was still sick with a cold so he opted out but Mike came and seemed to really enjoy himself.
Negombo is only 30 kilometres or so from the centre of the city. With all the traffic these days, Desima said it sometimes takes two hours to get there. On Sunday, with the roads relatively clear, it took us about an hour of stop and go travelling.
On the way, Mike was entertaining us with elephant trivia and stories when we came up beside this….
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Mike took these shots – He was in the front of the van so only he had access to a window that opened.
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Desima pretty much had the day planned out for interesting things to see – I love visiting a place with a local since you definitely see a different side. She was happy to inform me that every Sunday there is a Pola – I had earlier said that I love to go to markets…so a Pola (something akin to a flea-market) was going to be great by me!
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