29/03/2010 Train trip from hell!
Up at 3am for the 3.30 taxi we caught our plane and dozed all the way to Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka. From the airport we caught a mini-bus into Columbo Fort Train Station where we purchased tickets to Hikkaduwa. At the train station we met a guy named Kamal who claimed he was a driver and guide who owned a guesthouse north of Hikkaduwa. Despite his glowing referees, we had been warned about the touts at the station so we just took his card and said we would call him once we had settled in. We then took the train ride from hell south to the beach at Hikkaduwa – we had to stand all the way in the most filthy rattly contraption and yes we know that this is how they live every day but the knowledge doesn’t make the journey any easier.
Grahame seriously thought that his carriage would jump the tracks (we couldn’t both fit into one carriage) and we would never see each other again! Five hours later we took the first tuk-tuk we saw and then settled on the first guest house we looked at! Actually the bathroom was very clean and it was right on the beach.
Ate dinner and drank some Sri Lankan beers in a little café on the beach
Royal Beach Resort, Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka (3250 SRP w Air and HW)
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