February 6, 2024
Feb. 6th - Chilaw to Puttalam
Happy to report my seat post stayed out today so one less worry. Just the heat and humidity to worry about now.
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I was starting to overheat again and needed to find a place for a break. I finally see a good place to lean my bike and a chair. I pull over and cool down. I’ve drank so much water today, my stomach is a little sick. I finally found electrolyte drinks too. They just put them on the shelf. None in the cooler because I mean, who would want a cold electrolyte drink when you’re dealing with this heat? 🤦♀️
Puttalam didn’t have many hotels with great reviews. A little tricky to find the one I wanted, but when I got there, the price was over my daily budget! There was a swimming pool though and it’s close to KFC, Pizza Hut and the waterfront. The guy did lower the price to 12,000 rupees ($40 US) but when he showed me the room, it had a dark, depressing interior. I told him I would go check out the cheaper hotel and if I didn’t like it, I’d come back. He had also mentioned there were cheaper hotels. I went to the one with less than ideal reviews and it was totally fine!! Taj Residence. I got one of the newer room with a/c. (I guess there are some older ones too with just fans.). The price was a much more reasonable $7,000 rupees ($22 US). So glad I didn’t settle and once again proves that you can’t always trust the reviews. With the money I saved, you can bet I headed to Pizza Hut for dinner!
Today's ride: 33 miles (53 km)
Total: 852 miles (1,371 km)
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