Today our first cycling was mostly along mangrove area. Swampy without many people and mostly straight roads. A slight headwind made for slightly tougher morning. Given the 130km full distance, I decided to stop at lunch. We start the day … Continue reading →
There is a piece of Sri Lanka closest to India. We cycled out that peninsula to Mannar. The roads were smooth, flat and not very busy. The posted distance was 130km but I decided to catch a van when it … Continue reading →
Today was a chance to explore Anuradhapura. I marked three places on my map, set out a walk to visit them and took a tuk tuk back. I started with a pleasant walk along the lake. A small shrine, some … Continue reading →
Today was a good riding day with a warm afternoon, so I rode to lunch and then took the van. In Nikaweratiya was this monument to King Mahesan. Interesting to see how early and extensive some of these canals were … Continue reading →
Today was a good day riding. Shorter, less hilly and not quite as hot as yesterday. We were on mostly small back lanes – some unpaved but nothing too bad. The friendliness of the people continues to impress me. There … Continue reading →
Today the Sri Lanka riding begins. It was a good ride today though the afternoon was just slightly too hot so I skipped the last 20km. Official start photo in front of the hotel. Yesterday we had both sectional meeting … Continue reading →
Happy Independence Day to Sri Lanka. On this day in 1948, the Dominion of Ceylon formally became a separate country as part of the British Commonwealth. In 1972 it more formally broke from Britain and became the Republic of Sri … Continue reading →
Getting connected into the tour. For the other cyclists, today is a travel day from Chennai to Negombo, tomorrow is a rest day and Thursday the trip begins. There is an interesting contrast with previous TDA rides I’ve done as … Continue reading →
The wall clock shows 45 hours between when I left home and when I arrived at my hotel, but that includes 11.5 hours of time change, so really a little over 30 hours of travels including layovers in New York … Continue reading →
In the Austin Bergstrom Airport, checked in and on my way to Sri Lanka. This is also a first test to make sure web posts show up on the page. My destination is Colombo, Sri Lanka to take part in … Continue reading →
