Every Tuesday after school we are heading to Dewata Beach where Guido had his first surf classes. Today he went alone for the first time and he did so well! He managed to stand up on the board by himself and I saw his self confidence grow with each wave. Both Ruben and Samuel wereContinue reading “Surf after school!”
Category Archives: Galle
Helping out at home..
Guido loves to help out at home. This video shows how he is grinding the coconut from the garden with Nalini to make her famous oat and coconut biscuits!
First day of school!
What a change! Today the boys went to their new school only a ten minute tuk tuk drive away. They were all a bit nervous so I came along but once we were at school so many familiar faces greeted us. The boys felt immediately at home. It is a real community school and hasContinue reading “First day of school!”
New beginnings!
This morning we woke up in our new house in Galle. Heaven! The house is surrounded by huge coconut trees and jungle. It has a great garden for the kids to play football as well as a pool. The kids love the two big dogs Alvie and Dilo who keep them company wherever they go.Continue reading “New beginnings!”
Is it going to be Galle?
It is going to be Galle!! Yes!!!!!! So happy for the kids and for us! We have made the decision to move back to Galle after the summer. Today, we visited the school here in Galle and the principal confirmed that we can enrol the children next term. How exciting!
A weekend in the Galle Fort
We were invited to spend a weekend at a beautiful villa in the Fort in Galle. I love the Dutch Fort. It’s little narrow streets, the architecture, the ramparts and views over the ocean but most of all the houses! They are just stunning little palaces and lucky us to have friends and able toContinue reading “A weekend in the Galle Fort”
A Dutch visitor :)
“Uncle” Erik came to see us! Erik was on a business trip to India and came to spent a long weekend with us. For the first time in Sri Lanka! Erik is an old friend from University when we used to live in Amsterdam. He still lives there with his family and through the yearsContinue reading “A Dutch visitor :)”
Paradise Found!
We were in Galle for a few days with Anthe & Giles, our neighbours and dear friends. Kids were at the beach all day! Running, snorkeling, swimming, climbing trees…We stayed not far from where we used to live 7 years ago and nothing really has changed. The swing at Wijaya Beach is still there andContinue reading “Paradise Found!”
Galle Children’s Festival
The last two days have been really fun! The Galle Children’s Festival is on and so there were numerous activities organised in the Galle Fort. Sam and Ruby attended the pottery painting workshop together and later Ruben joined his friends for drama and puppetry. Zindzi and Anthe came a little later but they all managedContinue reading “Galle Children’s Festival”
A little break with the kids in Galle!
Kids have mid term break in October so we took them out to Galle. We were invited by a friend to stay at his beautiful villa not far were we used to live in Thalpe. We were lucky with the weather as it is the monsoon season but we had so much sunshine. The gardenContinue reading “A little break with the kids in Galle!”
The Five Gypsies 