I have been back in Norway for almost two weeks and the days are busy so I haven’t been able to write much. I love being home with the family, but I miss the lazy life in Midigama and the warm weather. We had a shocking 17th May (Norway’s national day) with rain and seven degrees, but today it seems like spring is finally here and nothing is like spring in Norway!  

Travelling from Midigama was hard work. I had to catch the mini bus from Midigama to Colombo and change bus in Colombo to the airport. As soon as everyone got off the bus in Colombo the bus driver tried to bullshit me and tell me the airport bus didn’t start going before 4am (it was then 11pm). His plan was to tell me I could hire the mini bus for a crazy amount of money, which would have been tempting if the bus really didn’t go that late as Colombo is not a nice place to be alone at nigh time. But I am used to being bullshitted by now and I know all their tricks so I kindly said no, and as I thought the airport bus left 10 minutes later.

On the airport bus I had to share my seat with a woman’s baby and all her bags, and the ticket officer still tried to rip me off for money saying ”big baggage, big baggage!” I had had enough by now and I got my money back! It is such a shame, because you really don’t need to meet people like that on the end of an amazing trip.

After two flights, another bus ride and change of airports in London and a last flight back to Stavanger I arrived safely at home 00.30 to start work 2pm the same day.

Here’s a few more photos from my two weeks in Sri Lanka… 

Turtle eggs. Manike's uncle collects them to take care of them till they're ready to hatch to save them from people who want to eat the eggs. He release hundreds of turtle babies every year. 

Manike and her sister Asanka

Hungry Ravihan waiting for the food to be ready

 

Young love