New Year

Sri Lanka celebrated Sinhalese and Tamil New Year in April with a long stretch of holidays. We spent these days in beach resorts in South and ancient cities in the North. We also fulfilled a tradition by visiting many relatives including my 96 year old uncle in Hingurakgoda. Uncle Martin has not lost his sense of humor or the memories of his adventures. He was very happy to see us for ‘one final time’ but we promised him many more visits.

We took the opportunity for a short visit to the ruins of 12^th century capital Pollonnaruwa with cousin Victor.