The morning started early and at 4:30 I was already full speed. In the mornings, albeit a little, but there is coolness here as well. The jacket even had to be pulled on š The boat sliced water smoothly and steadily, as soft as a gift in the intermediate finish.
A coast guard boat was waiting for me at the gate of the Bay of Galles. They waved friendly and showed me the way. They had gone so far that they could even get tired while I was moving in the direction of the port, but they spent all the way. Behind the port gate, on the shore, I saw a bunch of people with phones and cameras recording my arrival. I mean – really?! They had really come to greet the traveller with the oar boat! A chain of fresh flowers and 3 coconuts were brought ashore, 2 of them I drunk ānot leaving the box officeā š Especially today came from the capital, Colombo, the Chairman Export Development Board, Suresh de Mel, who ran the whole parade, then resolved all the documents and then said privately to me, āKarlis, You are a guest of Sports Minister Hon. Namal Rajapaksa here in Sri Lankaā. How I was lucky to meet this sincere gentleman, I will tell you very soon, but this is a very interesting thing!!!
Latvians who are currently living in Sri Lanka, took care of the fantastic surprise by gathering in such a large crowd. You are fantastic! My sincere thanks, and as I promised, I will mention everyone in the book when it comes š 1278 nm or 2366 km a month from Kuala Perlis, Malaysia to Galle, Sri Lanka.
The horizon is swinging a little and I’m dizzy from this first stage, which was quite challenging and even until yesterday morning I wasn’t really sure that the port of Galles will be reached. It was clear at Dondra point and only had to be experienced in reality!
RÄ«ts sÄkÄs agri un 4:30 jau smÄlu pilniem airiem. RÄ«tos lai arÄ« nedaudz, bet ir dzestrums arÄ« Å”eit. Jaku pat bija jÄuzvelk š Laiva lÄ«gani un stabili ŔķÄla Å«deni, tik mÄ«ksti, kÄ dÄvana starpfiniÅ”Ä.
Jau Galles lÄ«Äa pievÄrtÄ mani gaidÄ«ja krasts apsardzes kuteris. DraudzÄ«gi mÄja ar roku un rÄdÄ«ja ceļu. ViÅi bija izbraukuÅ”i pretÄ« tÄdu gabalu, ka varÄtu pat apnikt, kamÄr es leni kustos ostas virzienÄ, bet pavadÄ«ja visu ceļu. Aiz ostas vÄrtiem, krastÄ redzÄju paprÄvu cilvÄku bariÅu ar telefoniem un kamerÄm fiksÄjot manu ieairÄÅ”anu. Es domÄju – tieÅ”Äm?! ViÅi tieÅ”Äm bija atnÄkuÅ”i sagaidÄ«t ceļotÄju ar airu laivu! Izkapjot krastÄ dÄvÄja svaigu ziedu virteni un 3 kokosriekstus, no kuriem 2 izlaku “neatejot no kases” š SpeciÄli Å”odien no galvaspilsÄtas Colombo bija atbraucis Chairman Export Development Board – Suresh de Mel, kurÅ” diriÄ£Äja visu parÄdi, pÄc tam arÄ« atrisinÄja arÄ« visus ar dokumentiem saistÄ«tos jautajumus un pÄc tam man privÄti pateica: “Karlis, You are a guest of Sports Minister Hon. Namal Rajapaksa here in Sri Lanka”. KÄ man paveicÄs satikt Å”o sirsnÄ«go kungu, es pastÄstÄ«Å”u pavisam drÄ«z, bet tas ir ļoti interesants notikums!!!
LatvieÅ”i, kuri Å”obrÄ«d uzturÄs un dzÄ«vo Å rilankÄ parÅ«pÄjÄs par fantastisku pÄrsteigumu sapulcÄjoties tik kuplÄ pulkÄ. JÅ«s esat lieliski! SirsnÄ«gs paldies un kÄ jau solÄ«ju visus pieminÄÅ”u grÄmatÄ, kad tÄda bÅ«s š 1278 jj vai 2366 km mÄneÅ”a laikÄ no Kuala Perlis, MalaizijÄ lÄ«dz Galle, Å rilankÄ.
Mazliet Ŕūpojas horizonts un esmu reibonÄ« no Ŕī pirmÄ posma, kas bija diezgan izaicinoÅ”s un pat lÄ«dz vakardienas rÄ«tam Ä«sti nebija skadrs vai tieÅ”Äm Galles ostu izdosies sasniegt. Apairejot Dondra point tas bija skaidrs un bija tikai jÄpiedzÄ«vo realitÄtÄ!
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