Uda Walawe, here I come!!

I'm off tomorrow!!

Finally the day has come, to meet up with my old office buddies and get out of Colombo to experience the wild out doors. We're heading to the 'dry-zone', 200km south-east to one of Sri Lankas famous national parks, Uda Walawe. The park itself, apart from the man made reservoir, is a blend of abandoned teak plantation, scrub jungle & grassland. It's a great place for the nature lover, with wild elephants roaming freely around and leopards sleep soundly atop trees while rare birds fly high up over the enclosure. I just hope i get to see some of these natural beauties with the fore-casted rain threatening to put a dampener on our mood and surroundings.

We'll be staying at Centuria Tourist Hotel, which is situated adjoining a reservoir rumored to hide a few teethy crocs just waiting for a clueless human to venture too close... WOOHOO!!

We drive up tomorrow early morning, and are supposed to check in around 2.00pm, which will be followed up with exploration of the premises and hotel, and eventually a long awaited session of endless chatter, booze, and food!! Can't bloody wait...

On sunday, we plan to hire a couple of Safari jeeps and trek our way through the park, in awe and hope of witnessing some wild beasts, apart from the loud bunch in the jeeps itself, and maybe snap one or two shots for my collection and wall art.

This is going to be so much fun, and screw the rain and potential leaches, I'm going to enjoy this trip to the max!

Keep you posted on the details when I get back...