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Mirissa (Sept/Oct 2013)
Gamini's house for our last 4 days in Sri Lanka
Morning's swim from our terrace
Extra surfing lesson for Agnes before departure to Nepal
Wishmi (Gamini's daughter) with Agnes
View on Mirissa from East point
Mirissa East point
Agnes & Mimi on Mirissa rock (Old parrot island)
Evening swim with Vinz'
Surprise guest...caught on CCTV
Brittany flag at Gamini's (Check our portrait section)
Family picture
Wishmi & her cousin
Gamini catching fresh coconut for us
Vinz'...climbing a coconut tree...
2nd bay in Mirissa
Old fishing stilts (to be perhaps corrected ;-)
Playing marbles with Mirissa kids
Cows enjoying the evening sun on the beach
Vinz' catching waves after waves...so jealous!
Vinz' playing with waves...
Guigui waiting for the right wave?...
Surfing style...on the beach
Wonderful sunset in Mirissa
Fish stall in Matara (near Mirrissa)
Beautiful yellowish pumpkins
Mangoes stall
Bananas branches...
Arugam Bay / Pottuvil (Sept 2013)
5am...1st morning in Arugam Bay
Sunrise in Arugam Bay from our bedroom ;-)
Tunas market
Old man selling his biggest Tuna that day
Two young boys returning home after Koranic school
Agnes trying to catch a wave ;-)
Agnes..sliding the waves...what a control!
A bit of pride won't kill...
Ice-cream?
The surf star "Vinz'"...playing...
Guigui surfing a 3m wave..(hum..hum..30cm)
Even a 30cm wave hurts...
The Body board star "Mimi" ready to sign any autographs...
Old temple submerged in sand dunes
Fish eagle above Pottuvil mangrove
Heron landing on mangrove trees
Do you see the crocodile?
Baby crocodiles mean...be careful...Mummy is not far ;-)
Nice sunset in the Pottuvil lagoon
Hoping for wild elephants...
The sign became real...
...and more...
Ella (Sept 2013)
Mimi, Vinz' and us on top of little Adam's peak!
Ella' s rock
Little Adam's peak + Ella rock
Rich greenery...
View on Little Adam's peak
Our "Mr Jones" leading the way on the rails...unconscious..
"Mr Jones" showing sign of tiredness
"Indy" & Mimi
Beautiful scenery along the train between Hatton & Ella
Agnes showing off...view on tea plantations
Curry leaves trees, tea plantation....
Our expedition along the rail track continues....but just watch out for the clock as a train should appear at 11.50ish...
Woman washing in her natural environment
Adam's peak (Sept 2013)
Adam's peak expedition...
Agnes with Vinz' & Mimi before retreating...
Raining cats & dogs...after 15 minutes...
Nice waterfalls on the way
One temple, the rain, us...
and a tea plantation worker...
Dambulla (Sept 2013)
Arcade from Dambulla temple
Cavity number 2...
6 Cavities gathering old Buddhas, paintings, sculpture
One of them...
Our guesthouse view on Sigiriya rock
Mimi & Agnes resting seeing each other for the 1st time since a long time
Cabana overlooking oignons field and protecting our guesthouse from elephants
Top of Sigiriya rock 1
Top of Sigiriya rock 2
View on Sigiryia rock gardens
Paintings inside Sigiryia cavities...
"Mr Jones" in his element
Bicycle riding around the rock....
Nice to have family with us....
Trincomalee/Uppuveli (Sept 2013)
Uppuveli nice beach...the sea like a bathtub....perfect place to get our PADI....More pictures about our dives and scuba diving exams coming shortly!
Piece of art by Guigui & the sun...
Anuradhapura (Sept 2013) (To be finalised)
Moray eel
Evening prayer in Anuradhapura
Jaffna, Karainagar and Oori short videos (Sept 2013)
Oori girls singing a Tamil song
Guigui's speech at the cricket match...please laugh if you feel the need to ;-)
Our niece "Aby" dancing on her favourite song
Local bus athmosphere
Nallur parade human fishes
A bit more on Oori & Karainagar (Sept 2013)
One of the 360 Oori families
Typical Oori house along the waterside
Typical Oori house in the countryside
Oori kids using their father's car
John going back home by bike
Agnes & Selvi in Sari
More pics and videos will come shortly, but in the meantime see below some samples.
Agnes with kids doing extra hours
Agnes as a teacher...a bit more freedom, no?
Teenagers from Oori after morning school
Guillaume as a teacher...
Happy English class
Curious kids want more...
"Twinckle twinckle little star" song's 1st paragraph
Home Sweet Home with Kamal, Selvi & Aby in Karainagar (Aug/Sept 2013)
Sunset in Karainagar
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Home sweet home in the shades
Kamal's Church, its feet in the sand...near our home
Agnes & Selvi, our great host
Aby having a nap...
Aby, trying to join the nearby high caste school
Shampoo by Aby
Selvi helping Aby to fall asleep
Agnes & Aby
Agnes in Sari
Nallur festival in Jaffna (August 2013)
Nallur Kandaswamy temple
Man in white sarong praying in front of the temple
Girls, musicians parading and praying
Men praying...
Girls praying while singing
Sweets stall
Useful sign when you realize that you need to take off your shoes...
Mayoran on its way to glory
Agnes handing trophy to the finalist team's captain
Kid getting a bit of shade
Cricket ground background...nice hein?
Cricket fans focusing on the match...
No tickets left..some fans found the solution...
Pastor Kamal, delivering a speech
This Mayoran's shot...helped to get 38 points in total for one man
We did not know at that time, but they would be our future students
Players celebrating the victory for 3rd rank
Victory or 2nd place for "Good friends" team?
This will be victory of course thanks mainly to Edinparo and Mayoran
Monk near palace
Traditional dancers on a break
Of course it is not my picture...
Like Aladdin...? No..
"Le prince Ali oui c'est bien lui..."
After 10 days of festival...
"Allez les Oranges" dixit RoRo
Now you understand why there are so many train accidents in the region...
Cute girl in Tuk Tuk
Giant Buddha overlooking Kandy
Kandy lakeside
Sorry...it is not funny...
This one either...
Our first days in Sri Lanka - Colombo (August 2013)
Sunset at a Buddha pagoda near Colombo harbour
Colombo harbour
One of the Sri Lankan stars: the Tuk Tuk
Pic with our cousins Lolo and Hamza
Pettah market
Dried seafood stall - Looks like Charlie Sheen, no?
Cleaning the oignons...
Nice dress, nice umbrella, nice smi....no...
Free our pineapples please!!!
Bath at Pettah market
After market hours...
Lovely lady preparing vegetables...
Tuk Tuk Experience in Colombo short video
