They'd invited us to visit if we could before leaving Sri Lanka, but until our plans changed last minute yesterday when Rory, our host at Samakanda, was caught in the UK, we didn't think we'd find the time. Once we discovered we did, we immediately called Aravindi and family and were invited for dinner.
After frantic lastminute shopping, a 3pm late checkout from Galle Face Hotel, and a dash to the GPO to post our pressie parcels to Oz and Blighty, we arrived by hotel taxi. Lines must have been crossed somewhere, because the Samarakkody's thought we were staying the night and had prepared a bedroom accordingly. They'd also struggled to find food for our evening meal (every market being closed on Friday for Poli holy day).
Anyway, we were greeted with delicious cakes, watermelon juice and tea, and spent hours swapping stories and showing each other family pictures.
Eventually, we sat down to eat Chandani's feast: and what a feast!
After dinner the Samarakkody's drove us to the airport: THANK-YOU!!Bill for two: priceless
