Travel diary 2015. A short drive to the ancient ruins of Ritigala, once an vast religious complex of buildings and pathways now mostly taken over by jungle, just the tarmac ran out and the road turned to a sand track, Tharindu, our driver bangs on the brakes n shouts Tortoise! We fling open the doors…
Travel diary 2015. As the temperature dropped I headed to the lakes edge, as soon as I arrived the wildlife was evident, there were assorted sized crocodiles, Pelicans, painted storks and the water buffalo wallowing in the cool of the lake. Strangely a big male Samba deer was dosing at the waters edge, a superb…
Autumn, its the perfect time to get your paints out, the countryside is now full of wild fruit and seeds. The variety of colour, shape and textures is everywhere. The weather signals a seasonal change and so too the landscape. This bounty which sees our native wildlife species stocking up for the long winter ahead…