I woke up early and decided to walk the grounds of the hotel. I am so glad that I did because the Vivanta Garden Hotel is actually a garden. I saw 17 species of birds, four of which are new lifebirds. After that we had some tea in the room and then went for breakfast even though it was a pretty long walk to get to the restaurant. We headed back to the room to pile everything together and take our ride down south to Weligama. We were greeted by a pair of dancers and a friendly team. We were in our room straightaway and the 8th floor room faces the water. We did not expect the popularity of surfing in this bay.
White breasted waterhen
Stork billed Kingfisher, I saw this bird in the Philippines but was not able to get a good picture.
White-Rumped Munia Lifebird #1
Yellow-billed Babblers lifebird #2
Pale-billed Flowerpecker lifebird #3
Brown-Headed Barbet Lifebird #4
Rose Ringed Parakeet
A glorious morning
Asian Openbill
A brace of House Crows
Little Egret
Brahminy Kite
Red-Wattled Lapwing
Oriental Magpie Robin
Chinese Pond Heron
The pool was right outside the breakfast spot
Nice and cool
We are in the van and headed south
None of these things are allowed on the highway. I was surprised by the motorcycle, but ,maybe it is just the underpowered scooters
Hills
Temples
The Sri Lankan flag is longer than most other flags
Two hours later
Pond shrine
Rice patties
Schoolkids with matching umbrellas
Mr. Chicken!
A big group of men in traditional clothing
A pilgrimage perhaps?
Heading over to the right side of the tracks
Our welcome to the hotel
Dancing!
Bust the moves!
Up on our 8th floor balcony
Lots of pools
All these folks are trying to surf
As the sun sets
The clouds take on a pink color
Sweeet
The lights come on beachside
