Boat and fishermens' hut, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Photos taken on the beach opposite 'The Jetwng Blue Hotel'.

The surf on the rocks off shore and footprints on the sand, Negombo, Sri Lanka.

The beach bordering the 'Jetwing Blue Hotel', Negombo, Sri Lanka.

The outrigger fisherman's boat and the sandy beach, 'The Jetwing Blue Hotel', Negombo, Sri Lanka.

Larvae and butterfly, Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

These larvae swarm on the trunks of 'Murunga' trees. Contact of the skin with the larvae causes severe irritation and swelling.

Inside the 'Seethawaka Botanical Gardens', Avissawella, Sri Lanka.

Still iin its early days and has a long way to go but is good to spend half a day.