Hey there Lucky Eyes

This trip has not only been fun, but educational.  This week Robina learnt that rubber comes from trees and I learnt that I don’t like pedicures.  I think I prefer going to the dentist, but my blue toenails do look pretty fantastic.

As well as manis & pedis, Robina, Samadhi & I went for massages.  I don’t really like massages but occasionally will let myself get talked into going because everyone craps on about how great they are.  So this time I got a full body powder massage and a head massage.  The powder massage was like a scrub so rough not tickly which was good.  The head massage was actually ok until the stupid woman stuck her fingers in my ears!  It was like getting a wet willy, eww. 

Driving in Sri Lanka is a pretty hairy experience.  People don’t believe in using lanes or blinkers – just horns.  Motorbikes and tuk-tuks (3-wheeled enclosed motorbikes) are everywhere and the bus drivers may just be insane.  100k will take you about2 ½ hours.    

Sandy is a good driver but still as crazy as the rest of them.  Robina gave me a motion sickness tablet which knocked me out but I woke up at one stage to Robina and Samadhi screaming as a bus came flying round the corner towards us on the wrong side of the road!

 

So the crazy roads led us out to the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage.  There were heaps of elephants there, we got to feed one fruit and feed bottles to the babies – it’s kinda like feeding a really big poddy calf and they drink a 2 litre bottle in literally 5 seconds!

 

 

Then they walk all the elephants down to the river where they hang out for the morning, playing in the water, some getting a scrub with a broom and couple of young elephants getting a bit antsy.  Ah teenage love, it was all very awkward and the poor fella couldn’t quite get it together.

 

So there I am getting some photos and quietly singing 'Nellie the elephant' to myself when Samadhi comes up and says she need some money because she accidentally had her palm read by a fortune teller and now has to tip the guy.  So the dude takes the money then turns to Robina and starts telling her how she loves music and dance and Fridays.  Apparently she also has a good child bearing spot or line on her hand.  He told me that I have lucky eyes and should be in the society of famous people or something like that.  Well Mr Fortune-teller we’ll see.