Day 1 cycling
67km, 540m climb. Temp up to 36.8c, Sun, overcast + heavy rain.
Day 2 cycling
55.7km, 1,426m climb. Temp up to 36, sunny, cooler in the eve. 1 puncture in group.
Day 3 cycling
Day 4 cycling
Harder day but lots of great downhill.
92km, 724m climb
Gentle day to Tamarind Gardens. Sun. Busy traffic. Another tuk-tuk crash.
15.2km, 209m climb
Day 5 cycling
Day 6 cycling. 23/11/15. Monday
Glorious day, sun, not many hills. Spice garden on the way.
80.2km, 541m climb.
Day 6 cycling, from great hotel to Sigiriya Rock fortress. Mainly mud roads. Hard walk in am. Grand.
30.3 Km, 94m.
Day 7 cycling. Tues 23/11/15
Great day on fairly flat road. Lots of ancient ruins and the best lunch so far. 63.6km, 210m.
Day 8 cycling. To Bay of Bengal
Hard day, strong headwind, flat and bloody hot. No shade, feel over cooked. Km 64.2, 175m.
Our 100k route. East coast Sri Lanka.
Flat day! But 15mph headwind was draining. 100.4k though. 167m climb, wow. Drying fish was memorable, for the smell.
A day when my Garmin failed! Around Trinco, 40km and 200m climb.
Yala Safari. In a Jeep so doesnt count for mileage.
From Tissa to Yala National Park. Safari was a bit disappointing. Too busy, but they are getting it mainly right.
Tues 1.12.15 route. 42km
Around Tangalle. 42.4km, 297 m up.Our first ‘unguided’ day. Yea!
Wed 2.12.15. First day fully away from support. 2.12.15. 62km, 316m climb.
Got a bit lost trying to keep of the dreaded A2. Decided its better to risk life with a bus than be eaten by vultures.
Thurs 3.12.15. Around Mirissa, in and out, fast! Touristy. Surfer and dude spot. Note 1 km cycling on water.
Nice lunch, but pricey and touristy. Mirissa harbour amazing. See other pages.
Fri 4.12.15. Mirissa to Galle. 1 hill, yea.
40.5km, 155m climb. Flat day, with the threat for rain, but nothing came. Usual dice with death with the buses.
Sat 5th Dec 15. Galle to Wadduwa. 89.5km + 101m climb.
Gentle flat ride, rain ++ as soon as we found an Hotel. Smart, too expensive, but we are dry.
Wadduwa to Negombo, through Colombo, yea. 72.8 Km, 125m climb. Sun 6/12/15.
Again, hot and flat. Through the craziness that is Colombo, and a relief for that. Now raining again.
Hard long day, but ended in The Kite House. Stunning position. Loved it. 7/12/15, Mon. 121.6km, 234m climb.
Km so far: 1045.9km
Climb so far: 5,366m
Back down the same road, but wetter. Just. 86km.
Chilaw to Negombo. 47.1km, 89m. Lovely flat cycle on “beach road”. Sunshine! Before the rain.
Km so far: 1,178.7km
Climb so far: 5,547m
Vietnam.
Paul and Linda Cycle 