The blog will be updated--maybe

Well, here I am in Bangkok, Thailand.  Unfortunately.

While I was uploading some photos, I made the mistake of ejecting the camera from the drive.  This is because I suck at technology, and everything I touch is doomed in one way or another (I've yet to tell you the incident with my so-called Galaxy S-4).

Anyway, what this means is that basically the camera's gone into lock-down, won't let me take pictures, and won't let me view the shots I took.  All photos have been replaced by "read only" files, and I'm not sure how to rectify this situation.

I'm doing my best and hoping I can resurrect some of the photos, many of which were stunning mountain shots.

Anyway, I will either update shortly with lots of photos...or not.

Wellawaya

I took a daytrip from Ella to Welawaya, which is only an hour to the south by bus.  There's nothing there to speak of except for some ancient rock carvings, which they call Buduruwagala.

It looks like this.

The rock carvings

Up close.

From another angle. 

I really couldn't get any more out of it than this.  That's literally the entire site.  Not worth the 200 rupees you are subject to paying (lol, no really--my driver was appalled I had to spend money just to look at it).

You also pass some lakes and forests and stuff on the way to the rock.  There's also an archaeological museum, and crocodiles are said to live in the lakes.  It would be nice to get up early and just make it a day-long hike through the countryside.

A lake

A boat with that thingy on the side

It's 2300 years old.

Lovely shady swamp.