Photos and video by Ed Salvato
Just a quick update from the road. Sri Lanka's an amazingly beautiful tropical island paradise, shaped like a tear drop, located to the south of India. Very close to the equator it has a tropical climate with palm trees, dramatic beaches and vivid sunsets most everyday. It's primarily a Buddhist nation so though it feels like a Caribbean island it really is different from any other island I've been to.
More later but for now enjoy the image above, which is of three members of a four-member team of cliff divers who jump off the cliff where they are posing here into the water at least 30 feet below. You get three jumps for 500 Sri Lankan rupees, which is just over $4.00.
The video below shows one of the cliff divers running and jumping into the water.
I woke up my second morning in Nelson at couple Richard Hewetson and James Taylor's Te Puna Wai bed and breakfast with the best view in town. James and Richard are my favorite couple in New Zealand, so sweet and welcoming, their Te Puna Wai is the perfect place to stay. I didn't know much about Nelson prior to my arrival and was delighted to find it the perfect place to relax, visit artist's homes and enjoy great local wine.
Posted by: gopal | March 17, 2010 at 05:17 AM