On this day we finally could sleep in, take a delicious breakfast in the hotel and prepare for the 2-3 hours boat trip on the river.
We went to the river and waited for the motorboat. The journey started slowly, the path led to Chilaw, where you could see some birds and reptiles. But also a few dead fish were to be seen. The sea poured over the dam into the river and thus also the fish and they could not survive with the conditions.
Amanda
Boatride to Chilaw
Indian ocean & Gin oya River
The Indian cormorant was difficult to photograph. He went under very quickly and you never knew where he would pop up. I have only a relatively good picture. Very nice to watch him in his hunt for fishes.
Western Reef-heron / Indian cormorant
Paddybird
Through the mangroves
Asian water monitor
Pied kingfisher / White throated kingfisher
Further along the river we met animals that we did not expect there.
Gin oya River
Pigs
Fisher men / Local house
Heron
Back at the hotel a close view of the riverbank.
Jumping spider / Rattail
After 2 hours taking a picture of everything, we headed across the river at high speed back to the hotel.
Since we now had a little time to relax we booked a few Ayurveda massages at the hotel for tomorrow morning. The rest of the day we used to go shopping and buy souvenirs in Negombo.
In the evening, back to dinner on time, we were planning tomorrow's afternoon. We wanted to enjoy the sunset south by the ocean, see a Hindu temple and explore the nightlife for scorpions. Unfortunately it is not easy to drive on Sri Lanka and we did not have an international driver's license. That's why we had to book a driver who felt like working at night.