| ASIA for TOURISTS: We will post our recent landscape pictures here: (We use little pocket cameras for these photos.) |
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| 8/15 thru 20/13 Sri Lanka. We flew into Columbo and met up with Sam of Eco Team touring group. A big thanks to him and Shelton for showing us their beautiful country. Being birders and wildlife lovers, we headed for the national parks, of course. The first night we stayed at the Blue Magpie Lodge near the Sinharaja Rain Forest in the "wet" zone. |
| 8/21/13 Chennai, India. A visit to Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary was interesting in spite of the fact that the birds hadn't migrated in yet. It is supposedly fantastic in the winter months for bird viewing. |
| 8/19/13 Bundala National Park, Sri Lanka. Fabulous spot for birds. First designated as an important wetland in 1990, one can see the Greater Flamingo during migration here. |
| 8/17+18/13 In the "dry" zone, we took a safari into Uda Walawe National Park and Yala National park where we saw wild elephants, monkeys, crocs, and a rare leopard. (More animal pics coming.) Birding was great. Also shown: the famous Ceylon tea crops, Kalu's resort, and scenes from towns we passed through. |