Flight was fine, but the drive from airport to hotel near Colombo airport was one of the hellish kind. The driver decided to avoid the main road, as this is always extra congested, so we had a detour along a dirt track for miles along a dead straight canal (built by Dutch) and the van did not have the kind of suspension to deal with the bumps. We were shattered by the experience. It took about an hour at least.
To add to the experience, the people at this hotel told us to be ready to leave hotel at 2 am (morning) to get to airport in time for flight to Goa at 5.40 from Colombo airport.
So no sleep for second night running!
At 1.30 am to entrance waiting for minibus. Of course at the airport another long tedious wait, three lots of forms to fill in, well I will not go on, just try not to have a night break at Colombo on the way to somewhere else.
Finally got to Dabolim airport in Goa at about 8.50 where the taxi I had booked, was not waiting. Luckily hired another one which did not cost as much - Rupee 450.
But the driving here!!! Non stop horn honking, weaving in and out, narrowly avoiding pedestrians and motor bikes, lorries. Some places we were driving two abreast on left, in a two lane road with another lorry coming in the opposite direction.
A final note about the start of our trip, it rained in Sri Lanka- very heavy downpour with lightening and thunder. Grey skies just like in England.
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