It's our last day in Marissa and again it's been a bit of an adventure what with Carolyn "Bondi Rescue" Williams and then y'day a bloody big rat in our room! No damage done! An update on Ron, who Carolyn rescued, he's in a stable condition in Colombo and will be flown out to the States in the next few days. He's expected to make a full recovery. The family and friends continue to make a fuss of Carolyn who in her usual fashion thinks it's all a bit much! Love that girl.
We've been lucky to meet up with a great family of English people from Essex - Chris and Jill and Paul and Emma. We've had some great times in the days and nights with Jill regaling us with tales of "2 pound of sand in me draws" and rats under plastic bowls running around bathroom floors. We loved Chris's "new" rules of Uno as well. Enjoy the stout and keep an eye on your David Beckham look alike son-in-law mate. They're a terrific family and it was sad to say goodbye to them.
We head to the airport town of Negombo today and this is the last post. Thanks to all those who have followed our travels and I hope I didn't bore you too much. As promised here are some lists to enjoy!
TRIP BY NUMBERS
85 - days on holiday
24 - flights
9 - train trips
7 - countries visited (include Bali as we had to buy a visa and pay departure tax for a 2 hr stay!)
4 +1 - no of times sick (Carolyn 4 Me1) i.e. Rangoon Runs, Delhi Belhi
11 - different beers
6 - wines from Oz, France, Spain, SL, India and Chile
5 - No of security checks at Kathmandu airport on departure
4 - dodgy bus trips
4 - No of Lonely Planet guides
15 - forms of transport used on the trip
16 - books read by me
2 - times walked out of dodgy guesthouses/hotels
1854 - No of photos taken
... and finally the number 1 - the number of arguments we had and yes it was the wrong street to head down in Kathmandu!
ONE LINERS
"No more steps Lhakpa" - to our Nepalese guide on our trek
"You want taxi?" - I never want to hear this again. If I want a taxi I'll hail one you muppet! It wears after the 1000th time each day.
"Opium, hashish, marijuana sir? - I got asked this all over all over India and Nepal
"Please slow down" - to various taxi and bus drivers in every country we visited
"How do you want your eggs? - every b'fast for 3 months you are asked this whether yuor slumming it or flashpacking
"Where you going?" - every tuk tuk driver thinks it's ok to ask this
"Real Pashmina Maam" - yeah ok fella!
"Maybe tomorrow" - when you say no to look at something this is what shopkeepers say
and in closing I had some advice to pass on to would be travellers but I realised it would sound pompous so I'll just say this - get out there and do it, book the ticket, jump on the plane and enjoy the journey and the destination. See you.
We've been lucky to meet up with a great family of English people from Essex - Chris and Jill and Paul and Emma. We've had some great times in the days and nights with Jill regaling us with tales of "2 pound of sand in me draws" and rats under plastic bowls running around bathroom floors. We loved Chris's "new" rules of Uno as well. Enjoy the stout and keep an eye on your David Beckham look alike son-in-law mate. They're a terrific family and it was sad to say goodbye to them.
We head to the airport town of Negombo today and this is the last post. Thanks to all those who have followed our travels and I hope I didn't bore you too much. As promised here are some lists to enjoy!
TRIP BY NUMBERS
85 - days on holiday
24 - flights
9 - train trips
7 - countries visited (include Bali as we had to buy a visa and pay departure tax for a 2 hr stay!)
4 +1 - no of times sick (Carolyn 4 Me1) i.e. Rangoon Runs, Delhi Belhi
11 - different beers
6 - wines from Oz, France, Spain, SL, India and Chile
5 - No of security checks at Kathmandu airport on departure
4 - dodgy bus trips
4 - No of Lonely Planet guides
15 - forms of transport used on the trip
16 - books read by me
2 - times walked out of dodgy guesthouses/hotels
1854 - No of photos taken
... and finally the number 1 - the number of arguments we had and yes it was the wrong street to head down in Kathmandu!
ONE LINERS
"No more steps Lhakpa" - to our Nepalese guide on our trek
"You want taxi?" - I never want to hear this again. If I want a taxi I'll hail one you muppet! It wears after the 1000th time each day.
"Opium, hashish, marijuana sir? - I got asked this all over all over India and Nepal
"Please slow down" - to various taxi and bus drivers in every country we visited
"How do you want your eggs? - every b'fast for 3 months you are asked this whether yuor slumming it or flashpacking
"Where you going?" - every tuk tuk driver thinks it's ok to ask this
"Real Pashmina Maam" - yeah ok fella!
"Maybe tomorrow" - when you say no to look at something this is what shopkeepers say
and in closing I had some advice to pass on to would be travellers but I realised it would sound pompous so I'll just say this - get out there and do it, book the ticket, jump on the plane and enjoy the journey and the destination. See you.
the question is... who was right in that one argument?! thanks for sharing the great stories - loved them all! can't wait to hear more and see the photos (not sure if i'll have patience for all 1854)..
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