On to Sri Lanka .....

Colombo Convention

Colombo Sights

Elephant Orphanage

Sea Turtle Hatchery

Tea Factory

Clay and the Potters

Wood working

Friends in Sri Lanka

This is the Sign I really think I need!

This is really just a sample of all the photos Tomo took and all the explanation is up to him!!

All in all, he had a fantastic time with the exception of the final day at the airport.  In Colombo, they refused to allow him to carry his backpack into the plane and made him check it.  Not really the world traveler, he never thought twice about it.  Well, the dear efficient flight staff checked his pack all the way to Seattle!!  The young man left Colombo bound for Mumbai, changing planes then on to London and final leg on to Seattle.  The temperature in Colombo was 27 degrees C and he was in a cotton thin t-shirt and flip flops.  When he landed in Mumbai and asked for his luggage to change in preparation for London and then Seattle weather..... NO WAY!!  CHECKED ALL THE WAY BUDDY, NO CAN DO!!  So, here is a 22 year old young man walking around in London's Heathrow in flip flops and a t-shirt.  Having spent enough on his trip already, he determinedly did his best and arrived in Seattle wearing the same summer weather clothes he left Colombo in.  Live and learn is a method often used in our family!!!  

Off to India .....

Sights around the cities of India

Transportation around India

Food of India

Friends met in India

Seattle to London ... one long but fun day!

Seattle to London

On the Last Leg of the Adventure!!

One more day of convention in Sri Lanka. Tomo's trip is almost over. He is pretty much ready for some normal food (read: American food here) and a regular bed and a nice hot tub (a Japanese Hot spring would be nice here!!). It's  been a very nice but spiritually painful conventions all along if you understand his feelings. Lots of nice thoughts and also lots of work to do. 

Tomo's traveling wish list got bigger at this convention as he has now knows some workers and friends in South Africa as well now. 

Thats the view I get from my seat in meeting... Tropical!!

In the last few days in Colombo, Tomo and the other visitors will be meetings some of those not able to get out to convention and will have a gathering on Wednesday night to say farewell.  Tomo's cousin, Mariko Fujii will fly out  of Colombo back to Japan via Singapore in the wee hours of the morning Thursday.  The other visitors will be returning likewise to their destinations.  Then Tomo will be flying out of Colombo International Airport on Thursday night at 8:45 pm flying back to Mumbai, India.  He has a flight out of Mumbai at 2:35 am on Friday morning.  Arriving in London at 7:10 am.  Then changes planes in London and flies direct to Seattle, arriving at 16:10 pm on Friday afternoon.  Hopefully the Seattle area will be in the melted mode by then, and landing will be okay.