A day in Galle.

I'd forgotten that Sri Lanka had suffered such huge loss of life - 36,000 - and properly damage as a result of the 2004 Tsunami. We visited Peraniya which was the site of the train disaster where 1700  people died and the site of a photo musem with some fairly harrowing images. 

There's a Buddha on the site which is the height of the Tsunami wave and a replica of one of the Buddhas of Bamiyan which were destroyed by the Taliban

We were on our way to Galle for some sea kayaking / paddleboarding - 5km across the bay to a small beach for a rest and then paddled back to town for lunch. 

Having mastered the art of exiting a kayak in the surf,

Linda decided to try her hand  at Paddleboarding 

After a short break to shower and change, we were back inside the fortress at Galle to see the evidence of Portuguese, Dutch and British rule and walk the fortress ramparts and watch the sunset.