Hotels, Rice and Curry

After ten weeks spent searching the eateries of Sri Lanka, finally we discovered an establishment that serves up the elusive dish of Rice and Curry. "What might it taste like?", we wondered, nervously anticipating our first bites of this mysterious meal. "Like a pygmy unicorn?" Yes, it must taste like a pygmy unicorn! A creature almost as rare as rice and curry itself!

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The Deer of Trinco

Our first day in Trinco, while we were walking up Fort Frederick Road, we spotted a small deer in a park. Of course, deer are skittish, but we were unusually nearby and no "danger alarm" seemed to be going off in his head. Then we noticed another deer, walking alongside dogs, and another approaching a group of people. Then we saw someone petting one. Then I pet one. And after that, we watched a couple guys share their rice and curry with one. And that's when I figured out there must be LSD in my water.

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