Wooden anchor and wooden outrigger canoe, Exhibit at the house of Mr.Martin Wickremasinghe, Koggala, Sri Lanka.

Outrigger canoes , Kallady, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka

Outrigger canoes beached caught my eye. I took these photos at Kallady, Batticaloa.

An outrigger among the Pandanus trees

A scene at Rekawa, Sri Lanka. Pandanus trees grow all along the coast line. They are protected under the laws of Sri Lanka as they prevent sea erosion.

Beaching an outrigger canoe

'Beaching' an outrigger canoe above the high water mark, after a fishing trip, takes a lot of effort. Helping hands are always available. I took this picture at Tangalle Bay in the south of Sri Lanka on a morning.

The boatman

The outrigger canoe is used to transport people from Eswaththe in Avissawella to Meethirigala in the Gampaha District across the Kelani Ganga. A bridge is proposed to be built at this site in the near future.