This is the first taste of a tropical climate for the boys. It was 28 degrees when we arrived at 2am this morning, plus the obligatory humidity. They were shocked!

We met our lovely driver, Praki, this morning. He is to be our guide for our visit here. But it looks like he has two sidekicks included in the price. He comes with a bag handler/door opener, plus a driver. Praki just does the talking – no driving, no bag handling. That’s a pretty good staff to guest ratio I reckon. And talking is Praki’s forte. We spent about 5 hours in the car today, and I’d have to say there’s not much we don’t know now about Sri Lankan history, religion, politics, lifestyle, agriculture and even Praki’s own life journey. He’s a gem. I know we are going to enjoy the trip.

With all this tropical weather, it seemed like a bit of a pool kind of evening.