The elephant orhpahange at Kegalla provides care and protection to the many baby elephants found in the jungle without their mothers. Be there in the afternoon to watch the heard wander through the town to the nearby river where they bathe, wallow and play for a few hours before heading home.
The Galle-to-Colombo train is a long hot trip for a little boy: four hours taunted by the wide blue ocean - so close but just out of reach - moving so slowly you can practically chat with the kids playing on the rocks and in the water, but too slow to catch any breeze.