Hot water wells at Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

There are three sites where thermal springs are situated in present Sri Lanka. They are Kinniya in the Trincomalee district, Mahaoya in the Mahiyangana area and in the Sooriyawewa area in the Uva Province. The pictures above shows the in Sooriyawewa. This has been developed as a tourist attraction.

Hot water springs in Sooriyawewa.

When I visited this place in 1969, it was in the outback with jeep tracks leading to it from Thanamalvila. Now it has been built up and the local council earns a fair income from it.

A child in the driving seat.

My 2 year old grand-son is an admirer of two wheeled tractors. I gave him the time of his life by sitting him on the driving seat of a two wheel tractor oif a farmer.

Family transport in Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

The province of Uva in Sri Lanka has fields of paddy tended by farmer families. The two-wheel diesel tractor and trailer is an essential item in farming. I took this photo on a Poson holiday where an extended family had come far from home to visit the hot springs close to Sooriyawewa.

A wayside boutique, Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka.

I took this photo of a wayside boutique at Sooriyawewa in the Hambanthota district of Sri Lanka. With a large population on the move on pilgrimages throughout the year, these eating houses cater to a variety of needs of the travellers.

Watering a field, Sooriyawewa.

On a hot day with an approaching drought it is necessary to water the fields using a diesel pump. The water is pumped from a water channel emerging from the Sooriyawewa tank.. I took this picture in February, 2010.

Water exit channel from 'Sooriyawewa', Sri Lanka.

Water to irrigate the fiels of paddy, plantain and vegetable crops are sent froim the rain catchment of 'Sooriyawewa' in the Hambanthota district of Sri Lanka. I took a picture of one of these channels.