Floods, Bustle, and Elephants

Bus floodFinally finished choosing a set of photos worth posting from my last trip to Sri Lanka in May.

This was an exciting trip, starting with severe flooding that prevented us from getting from the airport into Colombo until Sanjiva and his Jeep staged a daring rescue.  Marilyn Jones’ superb All-Nighter Writer Try wiggling that thingworkshops were a big hit with the whole company, and we visited the chaotic marketplace of Colombo called Pettah for a sweaty, smelly, photo session.

Finally, we took a day trip up to Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage and watched the large herd storm through town for their daily river play time.  As much fun the second time as the first!

Kiss on the cheek

Then wound it up with a Desert Safari in Dubai during our stayover.

Sri Lanka photos here, and a few photos and a video from Dubai here.