Taking a train southbound

Posted on January 22, 2018 by my random musings

“I gonna buy me a ticket now, as far as I can
Ain’t a-never comin’ back
Ride me a Southbound
All the way to Georgia now
Till the train run out of track”

The Marshall Tucker Band

The lyrics to this song snuck into my head while I was riding the train southbound in Sri Lanka with my head out of the window.  The train  sped past the ocean and coconut trees swaying to the wind and I saw the beauty of this country I still call home, for the first time in a different perspective.

Despite having lived most of my life in Sri Lanka, I don’t recall ever taking a train or had the desire to visit the different places. However, on this visit, I have taken a lot of train rides in order to avoid the traffic which seems to be getting bad to worse. Even though the train rides have been due to the traffic, I have started to enjoy the rides and every time I step into a train, I feel like I am leaving for a world anew.

Here are some pictures from my trip to the most Southern tip of Sri Lanka.

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The lighthouse right at the most Southern tip

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If you look closely, you will see the man climbing the coconut tree

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Seeing people cross the tracks is a common sight

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The final destination

About my random musings

I am originally from South East Asia and I moved to the US about 15 years ago to follow my heart. My heart has since been broken a few times, but I continue to be on journey of trying to mend it. I could talk about running, baking or writing in a small crowd, but put me in a room full of strangers and I will be the one standing in a corner people watching. When I am not writing or running, I would be in my kitchen, flour strewn all over the kitchen counters, music playing in the background and me just rolling and folding dough, excited about what my creation will turn out to be. Besides that I love passionately, when I love, I give it my all, not always a good thing, but that is who I am. I jump both feet in and sometimes I come out with regrets but having learnt a lesson. I believe everything happens for a reason and this is my place to share bits and pieces of my life, my adventures and sometimes misadventures. Hope you enjoy reading my stories as much I enjoy sharing them with you.
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8 Responses to Taking a train southbound

  1. Jane Gealy says:
    February 9, 2018 at 5:41 am

    Beautiful photos, makes me want to leave a cold and dreary UK and catch a flight over there!

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  2. joyroses13 says:
    February 5, 2018 at 12:29 pm

    Would love to go, thank you for taking me through the lens of your camera and your words.

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  3. Priceless Joy says:
    February 5, 2018 at 10:01 am

    Wonderful photos! Sri Lanka looks like a beautiful place!

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