Old fort, temples, British cemetery, harbour, fish market that's Trincomalee done in less than 2 hours. Devilled fish for lunch, superb, even better than the curried crab last night. This is the best hotel food I've ever eaten! Couple next to me were eating fish fingers. Call me a snob but really.

Train to Trincomalee About an hour before the train arrived, the staff at Colombo Fort Station decided to put a couple of 40 Watt lamps on. In the dim glow I could now make out my fellow passengers. The dark and somewhat threatening shadows of the previous hours now turned to be mostly poor and emaciated old folk. As the time for departure approached the platform began to fill with a decidedly more prosperous looking bunch. Presumably they had the wherewithal...

Large g&t in the bar. Perfect