Today is the day!
While heading to our chariots I snapped a picture of this mounted traffic policeman. Horses are not found in Sri Lanka except for the off spring of those brought here by the British.
We arrive and meet our Tuk-Tuk driver, Ronin
He spoke some English but there was a lot lost in translation.. he was very proud to share his vehicle with us! 
We are ready to roll!
The dashboard..and below that on the radio was a Bob Marley sticker! We are gonna be flying with the Gods!
Our grouping, well I suppose you’d call it a convoy, of tuk-tuks all had Sri Lanka flags flying on the right side of the windshield just as the dignitaries or embassy cars have! Certainly made us stick out in traffic, but wow how fun is it to just be special?We were told by our guide that the drivers had been told to keep the speeds to 15 mph…..but of course that only gave them a challenge when traffic got in between the vehicles and they could speed ahead to catch up! I was able to get a few pictures as we flew along. The ride is low and there were grab bars hanging so I had to wait till we slowed down to snap a pic!
The above video was taken from inside the vehicle. As you might notice, we are extremely close to everyone around us. I’ve realized the traffics lane lines are only a suggestion and in reality are merely a way to show the way along the road. The best way to travel the lane lines is to put your vehicle squarely in the middle of a line and go as fast as you can, only yielding into the correct lane when forced into it.
The dashboard..and below that on the radio was a Bob Marley sticker! We are gonna be flying with the Gods!
Our grouping, well I suppose you’d call it a convoy, of tuk-tuks all had Sri Lanka flags flying on the right side of the windshield just as the dignitaries or embassy cars have! Certainly made us stick out in traffic, but wow how fun is it to just be special?We were told by our guide that the drivers had been told to keep the speeds to 15 mph…..but of course that only gave them a challenge when traffic got in between the vehicles and they could speed ahead to catch up! I was able to get a few pictures as we flew along. The ride is low and there were grab bars hanging so I had to wait till we slowed down to snap a pic!
This is a man made lake and it surrounds a beautiful Temple.
Nothing like two policemen on one scooter and a traffic cop letting them go..
Traveling through the market areaThe downtown area had various streets dedicated to a specific area of product. Fruit and veg on one long street, plastic wares and paper products on another long street, meat and fish on another. We saw no large multi product grocery stores.
A row of buildings..some look well taken care of, others not so much. I have realized that the humidity takes a terrible toll on the cement used to build here in Asia. Even though a building might be only two or three years old, it will show signs of mold and deterioration.
In a previous post I showed a picture of a meditating golden Buddha. This is the park it sits in. We got out of our tuk-Tuks and walked though the park. It was a beautiful area with various native and non native trees. The shade was very appreciated, as we were starting to feel the heat again.
As our ride was ending , I mentioned that I’d really like to own one of these Tuk-Tuks and Ronin assured me that he would be glad to sell his to me sometime in the future! It was a fabulous ride around time for us. I really do want to look into having one of these at home. They are street ready, can be electric powered if desired and would be great to run around town in to do errands! Think it might have a learning curve of driving what is basically a supercharged tricycle but think I could certainly manage it…. It is now on my Christmas list!
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