Environs of Pungudutheevu, Sri Lanka.

A  fisherman in his boat.

Cattle grazing across the water.

A villager's hut.

Palmyra trees.

Time has literally stood still in these Islands.

Scenes on the road to Pungudutheevu, Sri Lanka.

Rain-water collections.

Birds nesting.

Causeway

Bird-life by the side of the highway.

Vast stretches of open land sitting in collections of water, a steady breeze and bird-life in its variety, these are the impressions I got of travelling in this area. Looking at the map of the area I realized that I was doing 'Island-hopping' via roadways.

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.