Day 1 - Saturday 5th April

Fresh off of a 10 hour flight, Mill Hill Cricket has arrived in Sri Lanka. Adnan definitely won the prize for 'most hours slept on a plane'!

After a generous and warm welcome from Sport Asia, during which the pupils were presented with garlands from our hosts, we left on a lovely air conditioned coach for the hotel.

At the hotel we were greeted with a traditional Sri Lankan welcome and within seconds the pupils were cooling off in the very small  (actually 100 metres) pool!

This was followed by a James Bond-esque boat ride around the lagoon where much wildlife was spotted. 

This was followed by a beautiful bbq meal accompanied by live traditional (and less traditional) music. Most of the boys learnt a new skill of eating with their hands. Note the bemused look of one hungry pupil when told 'no cutlery'!

The meal ended with a sing song and a fantastic rendition of the Sri Lankan national anthem.

We went to bed happy and rested, ready to begin our acclimatisation the next day.