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      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
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      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
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      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
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      • Continuing West
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      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
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    • Trip Posts – Group 1
      • African Escape ’26
      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe ’22
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
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      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Posts – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Posts – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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      • Taiwan & Philippines
      • Transition from Overlanding
      • The Land Down Under
      • Our Journey in 2024
      • Europe 2023
      • Winter Back in North America
      • Overlanding Europe
      • Egypt: Land of Mysteries
      • Visiting Uganda & Kitojo
      • On Safari in Kenya
      • Fall Back in the US ’21
      • Summer in Ontario
      • Iceland: Land of Fire and Ice
    • Trip Galleries – Group 2
      • COVID – Post Vaccination
      • COVID-19 Times – Part Deux
      • COVID-19 Times
      • Brazil 2.0
      • Uruguay: The Cow and the Port
      • Brazilia Road Trip
      • Paraguay: Land of Water
      • The Pantanal and Nearby, BR
      • Argentina 2.0
      • Antarctica: The Ice
      • Argentina: Land of Silver
      • Chile: Land of Poets
      • Bolivia: Tibet of the Americas
      • Peru: Land of the Incas
    • Trip Galleries – Group 3
      • Ecuador: Middle of the World
      • Columbia: Gateway to South America
      • Panama: Crossroads of the World
      • Costa Rica: Pura Vida
      • Nicaragua: Land of Lakes and Volcanoes
      • Honduras: The Banana Republic
      • El Salvador: Land of Volcanoes
      • Guatemala: Land of Eternal Spring
      • Belize: The Jewel of Central America
      • ¡Viva México!
      • Aventuras en Baja, México
      • Continuing West
      • A Touch of the Midwest
    • Trip Galleries – Group 4
      • US Southern Plains
      • Life Threw Us a Curve Ball
      • Heading West
      • Heading South
      • Across Canada
      • RTW
      • Weekend in Mojave Scenic Preserve
      • Getting Ready to Leave the Rain
      • E Caribbean Cruise
      • Moab with the Bryans
      • Park No. 47!
      • West Coast Trail
      • 3 NP’s in Cali
      • Our Greatest Joy in 2013
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Our Journey in 2024 | Galleries

Main Album » Sri Lanka – the lush green land – first few days
our business class seats
look at the leg room
huge screens
nice cold platter as a snack
SL licence plate
our little Suzuki
City of Galle Fort
City of Galle fort with clock tower
gate tunnel into City of Galle
map of City of Galle
Clock tower in the fort
walkway to City of Galle
clock on the tower
view from the Moon bastion
view out in front of the fort
views below
model of the City of Galle
view of the sea from the Sun Bastion
double walls of the fort
view down the walls
huge tree in the square
court house
Galle's famous lighthouse
walkway to the lighthouse
Flagrock Basion
sea view
really
that's where jumps if you pay him to jump
view from Flagrock to Sun Bastin
wall made of coral
coral wall
street in the City of Galle
SL bus reminds us of the chicken buses in Guatemala
Delawella Beach (3)
Delawella Beach (5)
Delawella Beach (2)
pool at Tiny Royal Palace hostel
garden at Tiny Royal Palace
near the hotel (1)
Turtle Sancutary hatchery sign
an ablino turtle with spinal issues
this poor guy was being strangled by fishing line and is recuperating
eggs they recovered from the beach
baby turtles at the sancturay
pool of babies
this one is a week old and will be released tonight
young green sea turtle
Doug pets the hawksbill
one hawksbill
a hawksbill
passing Koggala Lagoon (1)
monkey on the barrier blocking our view of the lagoon
water buffalo we saw along the toll highway (2)
water buffalo we saw along the toll highway (5)
water buffalo we saw along the toll highway (1)
field of rice
banana tree
watch out
elephant along the fence at Udawalawe NP
fields of sugarcane (1)
at Wild Lake Camp (2)
at Wild Lake Camp (3)
our cabin at Wild Lake Camp
The river flowing below us at Wild Lake Camp
our view
our balcony
a parital red bellied prardise flycatcher
Sri Lanka's national beer

Where We Are

June 24, 2026 – flew to Buffalo to spend a week up at Josh’s.

July 3rd, 2026 – returned to Buffalo, spent the night and flew to JFK next day to then catch a flight to Africa for 9 weeks!

July 6 – Reunion

July 13 – Mauritius inc Rodrigues Island

July 25 – Madagascar

August 3 – Johannesburg

August 9 – Malawi & Zambia

August 21 – Mozambique & Eswatini

September 2 – Cape Town

September 8 – home!

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