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It was pretty flat with twisty roads, villages, farmland, more villages then bam, a big city with multi story buildings, big wide main streets and heaps of people.
We stopped at Sri Lanka ' s most southern point, that’ s a tick off the list of places to go. Dondra Head lighthouse, the tallest lighthouse in Sri Lanka built in 1890 from bricks and steel imported from England. The name Dondra is a synonym for " Devi-Nuwara " in the local Sinhala language, " Devi " meaning " Gods " and " Nuwara " meaning " City ". Dondra is therefore derived to mean " City of the Gods ".
After the lighthouse we arrived at our accommodation early afternoon, with plenty of time for a swim in the ocean. Now, I am afraid of the sea, it’ s so powerful and unpredictable, however I swam here. There is a coral reef between the beach and the breakers which provided a safe basin to swim in. Watching the world go by and having a dip to cool down was an awesome way to combat the afternoon humidity.
I was able to tick off another UNESCO World heritage site by visiting the Galle Fort. Built by the Portuguese in 1588 and taken over by the Dutch from 1649 the fort and all its buildings are still used today although not for defence purposes. Inside there are many schools and churches as well as shops and it has been preserved well by the Sri Lankan government. So much history within the walls and such a hard brutal life back in the day.
I also visited a turtle hospital and hatchery. The turtle eggs are collected off the beaches as survival rate is low if left to hatch and migrate to the ocean due to birds, lizards and people. Once rehabilitated, the injured and sick turtles, are released back into the wild. The babies spend about a week after hatching and
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