Day 5,6&7

Muscles were very sore after a long day of rowing. The rafting and kayaking was an amazing experience and the water was so refreshing and we even got to float down the current. The following day we took the bus to Dambulla and we spent the long bus journey by stopping for lunch at another one of our bus drivers restaurants (everything here is so spicy). We also stopped off at a spice garden where we learned and tested some of the medicinal and cosmetic uses of all the Sri Lankan spices (Fraser A and Brodie are now lacking a few leg hairs). After a long day we arrived in Dambulla and took a stroll through the extremely small town to be greeted by monkeys. I think one of the best things about this place is how much fruit there is and how there's a stall every 5 minutes maximum. We indulged in king coconuts, watermelon, pinapple and lychees at the side of the road before heading back for dinner. The next day we went to visit the cave temples, home of the the largest reclined Buddha in the world sitting at 15m long. And tonight we went to a local cloth shop and got fitted for Saree's and everyone looked spectacular.  Finally , we went to a nearby farm and we picked fresh fruit and veg that was then cooked for us and they made us herbal tea.
Rhiannon