Well, or somewhere close to it. We’ll even settle for Bentota. Come the 29th Friday, we’ll be setting off for Galle, to reach there in time to stare at the Lit fest going on there. The route we’ll be taking will be mostly along the Galle road, and hopefully we’ll find a few shortcuts. There have to be a few by-roads which cut across the curving Galle road, yes?
Everyone is invited to join us on our trip of epic proportions, either to cycle next to us, or throw water at us while we shout “ahh nangiii” at you. Dangers include sunstroke for the weak skinned, shredded limbs, dehydration and cramps for the weak skilled and death by sudden encounter with maniacal bus driver. Brave them. Join us. Prove yourself worthy and find your true self by the ancient rites of the Sinhalaya.
Or at the very least, get a great workout!
(drop a comment, mail us or use the various other wonderous implements of the Age of Information to get in touch)
damn if I wasn’t going up to Batti that weekend and if I had a bike I’d be up for this. You should do more calls for volunteers for these trips of yours:)
By: N on January 22, 2010
at 4:26 pm
Have you been doing a lot of biking or training for this trip?
What kind of bikes do you ride?
By: Jack Point on January 22, 2010
at 4:27 pm
N – Thats too bad man! Do join if you can. And we shall give due warning next time, promise:D Actually our twitter feed does that already..
Jack – Nope no special training other than generally keeping fit. They are mountain bikes as a general rule but not exactly rock hoppers either. If you’re free, roll with us..
By: Whacko on January 22, 2010
at 4:41 pm
Not a bad idea!
By: kirigalpoththa on January 22, 2010
at 5:57 pm
sound really cool guys.. how and when would one be able to join the lot of you?
By: hope on January 22, 2010
at 9:47 pm
Just drop us a mail at sinhalayatravels@gmail.com
By: Jerry on January 22, 2010
at 10:02 pm
Just let us know how to contact you and we’ll get back to you with details. leave an e-mail address or mail us a number. cheers!
By: Whacko on January 22, 2010
at 11:06 pm
damn cbr haters :p
By: greene on January 22, 2010
at 11:55 pm
Damn cryptic commenters
By: Jerry on January 24, 2010
at 3:54 pm
erm..i think he meant the CBR bikes
By: Dee on January 24, 2010
at 8:37 pm
Yes, that much IS obvious
but why?
By: Whacko on January 24, 2010
at 9:13 pm
as in biking with a proper engine is pretty awesome
but fuck man, i thought you’d have to be quite loony and be called lance to cycle all the way to galle. ela achievement. cant wait for the post
By: greene on January 31, 2010
at 7:50 pm
hmmm… hmmm
By: Chavie on January 23, 2010
at 8:03 am
hmmm?
By: Whacko on January 24, 2010
at 9:26 pm
not unless you wanna have a noob who falls off his bike every dozen meters or so…
By: Chavie on January 25, 2010
at 7:51 pm
We already have himal, so it’s all good
By: Jerry on January 25, 2010
at 9:09 pm
lol… I’ve never cycled outside my garden before… that’s how noobish we’re talking here!
and yeah, I’m a weakling. I tire easily…
By: Chavie on January 26, 2010
at 9:05 am
[...] Sinhalaya Travels crew actually biked down here, which I wish I could’ve made. Apparently it took 8 hours, which is quite good. Takes about 3 [...]
By: indi.ca » Down South on January 31, 2010
at 1:13 am
Damn, I wish I saw this earlier! But its awesome that you guys are doing this! Maybe I can join next time!
By: Sajith on January 31, 2010
at 9:43 am
My husband and I biked from Wattala to Galle in 2001. Unfortunately I was harassed like crazy starting from Ratmalana onwards.
We still persevered and are glad that we did it. Watch out for very fast traffic, and the 90 degree asphalt drops off the pavement. You will want to continue on to Matara…we didn’t because we couldn’t stand the harrassment!
By: Marietta on March 20, 2010
at 1:27 am
Sorry to hear about the harassment, the roads can be wild in many ways round here. Glad to hear you made it though!
As for traffic and pavements, we stuck to the side of the road but didn’t climb on pavements
Also, we have moved to sinhalayatravels.com!
By: Jerry on March 30, 2010
at 12:27 pm
How is the traffic to Galle from Colombo? Any alternative routes?
By: RNair on March 29, 2010
at 9:17 am
The traffic isn’t too bad most of the time. Though you have to be careful around towns where traffic increases and the speeding buses have less room to maneuver.
Also, we have moved to sinhalayatravels.com!
By: Jerry on March 30, 2010
at 12:30 pm
Hi Guys back in 2002 i designed a national cycle trail using back roads and estate tracks to cycle from Kalutara to Galle, broken down into 25km rides, with the idea you get to ride and see the real Sri Lanka and not run of the road by erratic bus drivers. I have a few photo copies of the route if you want try it. I am also on the look out for some cycle guides to take people around the back roads of Colombo, know any one who’s interested then send a mail to peter@actionlanka.com
By: peter on March 29, 2010
at 1:59 pm
We would be much obliged if you could share your findings with us! How can we contact you?
And please note that we’ve moved to our own domain now…
By: Jerry on March 30, 2010
at 12:49 pm
Jerry – Through his e-mail obviously!
Peter – That is awesome! we would definitely love to try it. will drop you a mail shotly, thanks!
By: Whacko on March 30, 2010
at 1:58 pm