So to conitue about that dugoba. The king fell ill and asked his brother to complete it. The brother covered it will bamboo reeds and painted it with laquer and imitation gold so the king could see the completion of his 'magnum opus' from his deathbed.

Next we visited a temple/monastery called Isurumuniya Ruwanweli Seye. This was built 250-10 BC. I'm not sure of the exact date but it is built into a huge rock outcropping. If I have my story straight, the man who brought Buddhism from India to SL lived in a cave here. I'm not sure what photos Ron took last night but we will post what we have when we return to Colombo.

Today I sat in on the training. The team is doing a great job and we are all hopeful that they will have a positive impact. The program is designed to measure impact so we will report when that info is available.

The Internet cafe is not air conditioned and it is 3:30 in the hot afternoon so I am signing off for now. We return home tomorrow before the class ends (Ron is not teaching in this one) and are eager to welcome our first house guests: Dick and Pat Parker, our daughter-in-love's parents. As I was leaving home on Sunday I realized I never found matching washcloths but I think they and I will survive!