Scenes from Gurunagar to Velanai, Sri Lanka.

The road from Gurunagar to Velanai is free of pot holes. It passes a lot of causeways and the bird life was super in December 2012.

Jaffna town, Sri Lanka.

Road expansion

Crowded streets are being widened and fresh tarmac laid.

Manipay, Sri Lanka.

Bottled fruit juices.

One of the buildings of the fruit juice factory.

A street scene in Manipay.

Manipay town.

Scenes around Manipay, Sri Lanka.

Machinery inside a fruit processing establishment, Uduvil road, Manipay.

Scenes around a vineyard, Chunnakam, Sri Lanka.

'Padayappa' the guard dog at the vineyard.  First time I saw a breed with this look.

Netting covering a vineyard to prevent birds stealing the grapes.

Water being pumped by an electric motor from a well to the plants.

An 'Indian Roller' with its bright plumage near the vineyard.