Thumbalai road, Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

'Theru-moody madam' - a 'madam' (resting place) covering the road.

The adjoining temple.

The 'Theru-moody madam' and the adjoining temple were landmarks I knew in Point-Pedro from the 1940s. They are still intact and the temple is undergoing renovation.

Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

'Odakkarai' famous for its luscious'Appam'. Note the small window in the wall at ground level. This opening was used to trade the 'Appam, Thosai, Pittu, Idiappam' with 'Sambal'. It is still operational but the goods are sold out by 7am in the mornings and 6pm in the evenings.

'Amman' temple at 'Odakkarai'.

Well near the Kovil near the 'Therumoody madam'

Water reservoirs around a well. Fresh-water is a precious commod is used to irrigate the trees adjoining a well.ity and is not wasted. Even the water from bathing

Nelliady to Point-Pedro, Sri Lanka.

Vallai to Nelliady, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

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Vallai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.

Black-winged Stilt, Vallai cemetery.

Wild dog eating a carcass, Vallai cemetery.

Fisherman in the Vallai lagoon using a car tube float to collect his catch.

The temporary 'Bailey bridge' at Vallai.

The Lagoon at Vallai  is the crossing point from Jaffna to Point-Pedro. There is a cemetery there where carcasses of slaughtered animals are dumped. This attracts stray dogs. There is a lot of bird life in the swamps around.