No visiting today so we took the opportunity to go
sightseeing. We had quite an epic adventure and went on the bus to
Anuradhapura. We then negotiated a price for a tuk-tuk and driver for the
morning and set off to see the Ancient temples. Being holy places we had to
walk barefoot. This is not something that I do well! I was the typical soft,
English tourist! Swollen ankles, white legs covered with at least 60 mosquito
bites and tentatively stepping to avoid hurting my poor feet! A kind tourist
guide then told me that I could wear my sandals apart from inside the temple
which helped tremendously. The weather has been really hot and sunny today. I
can’t get used to the cold shower first thing in the morning but value it
greatly in the heat of the day.
When the children get home from school, after lunch they
have an English lesson and Steph and I have been helping out. The girls are
doing really well and they try hard.
Tomorrow I am going to visit some ‘old’ girls from the
orphanage. They live even further out in the country so I think I had better
use extra mosquito spray. I’ve heard a rumour that my transport is in the back
of an old truck!
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