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Sri Lanka January 2007

So far an extremely wet dry season has yielded these photos from the hill country and beaches

 

 

 

PICK OF THE DAY

Tea Factory at Haputale

Highlands

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ORANGE PEKOE @ 6800FT

Tea doesn't get better, while the weather certainly could

Kandapola

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LEAVES AND LEACHES

I had 7 leaches on my legs after this shot, wonder about her?

Nanumakula Road

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE # I

After spending 8 soaked hours in the fields this teapicker is reporting back to the factory

Ella

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE # II

Kogalle stilt fisher

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE # III

Kogalle stilt fisher

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE # IV

Weligama

Like countless others Mr. Sumja had his house transformed into rubble by the Tsunami Dec. 26th 2004

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ANOTHER DAY AT THE OFFICE # V

Kogalle

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

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DUSK

Tangalle was very hard hit byt the Tsunami, while homes didn't the palm trees took the hit very well.

I was at this beach in 2001 and found it pretty intact in 2007 while houses beyond were obliterated

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WET DRY SEASON

Tangalle

Like many other places the weather is highly unusual this year in Sri Lanka where it's supposed to be the dry season

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WET DRY SEASON II

Tangalle

Like many other places the weather is highly unusual this year in Sri Lanka where it's supposed to be the dry season

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROPICAL LUSHNESS

Kandy

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TROPICAL LUSHNESS II

Kandy

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WILL THAT RAIN EVER STOP?

Ella being soaked in the dry season as 60.000 Sri Lankans are evakuated due to flooding

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

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WILL THAT RAIN EVER STOP?

Ella being soaked in the dry season as 60.000 Sri Lankans are evakuated due to flooding

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TRAFFIC POLICE

Ella

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LETTUCE SELLER

Nuwara Elia

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE DRIVER

Ella

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE GARDNER

Ella

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUN?

40 minutes of sunshine in 1 week, tweak up that shutterspeed before it goes away

Kandy

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OF TO WORK AT 6AM

Kandapola @ 6800 feet - the place for high grown Ceylon Tea

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

HOISTING THE SAILS

Dusk at Negombo

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WAITING FOR THE RIGHT WAVE

Negombo

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUDDHIST TEMPLE I

Colombo

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUDDHIST TEMPLE II

Colombo

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

BUDDHIST TEMPLE III

Bentota

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

KOSGODA TURTLE HATCHERY

Pounded to rubble by the Tsunami in 04, but back on track with 5 turtle species coming ashore on a regular basis

The hatchery then buys the eggs slightly above market price securing the hatchlings return to the Indian Ocean a few days later

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISHERMAN AT TANGALLE

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TEA PICKER BEING SOAKED

Ella

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

THE TEA BOSS

Keeping an eye on the pickers

Sri Lanka

January 2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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