Around ampara with nothing but a camera.. and clothes.

Howdy Partners,

Here are some piccies y'all, thought it might be easier to "see" what we are up to.

The first pic is of Emma at a temple just on the outskirts of Ampara. It has a big lake/wetland around it, so when it is dry the elephants go there to do their elephannty thing. We went to check it out, hearing that a few people had been chased by elephants the day before.. but alas, it had just rained and so we got to see an amazing sunset and hang with friends instead.

We do try to get out a bit when we are in Ampara to see the neighbourhood. however, we usually end up at Bill's place (god damn he is a funky dude.. !). Bill's a gret bloke who has playstation 2... I mean, who is central to the social life of Ampara as we know it. If we are not at his place chillin' with the gang, we are at the chineese restaurant (not much else to go out in Amps), or at a house party (God damn I hate the french!).


The beach pics are of a group of us that went to Aragum Bay (2-3 hours south by van). It is a weekend getaway for a lot of people in Ampara. But it also is a world class surfing spot! during March-August, all the surfies come in to take over the beach and ride the waves, but in the meantime it is nice and quiet for all those development workers out to save the world.












This is Embo on the verandah is our lovely pink house (which we will be evacuating from). It's a great 2 bedroom house.. quite big for just us two! there were a couple of little issues with it, like the bathroom leaking in mud and thus clogging the drain! But Byron to the rescue with his handy-man skills! I cemented the hole, and cleared the drain.. all in a days work! And there are monkeys or bandicoots in our roof which keep us awake at night.. but I like to think it adds to the atmosphere. 8)





...and of course Emma still loving the girls at home! Hah, love you guys! :-)









Peace, Love, and Furry Green Mangoes

Byron and Emma