Today was an easy ride descending from Ella back to the coast. Yesterday the mechanic, Baba, straightened my derailleur hanger and that made a huge difference for my shifting as well as avoiding gear skips.

Most of the descent was in the first 20km. It was more gradual than yesterday. Around 10km was this large waterfall.

This area seems more touristy than the northern parts we cycled. This means many signs for hotels/rooms as well as cafes. Today I also had a few cases of kids yelling, “give me money” as I passed, unfortunate, since that was much less in other areas.

Tall tower along the way.

A nice spot for a coke stop. Most of these places, I go to the refrigerator and then see what is cool.

Lunch stop.

In the afternoon we came past people selling these. Earlier in the trip, this was custard but not sure what it was this time.

The Buddha TV and radio tower.

We are now at a rest day. We are next to Yala National Park. These vehicles are safari jeeps and   the main attraction seems to be safaris to spot animals. I’m not that excited about sitting in a jeep chasing animals so still seeing what to do tomorrow – perhaps more of a walk around the town.