Formerly known as Ceylon, the pear-shaped island of Sri Lanka is located in the Indian Ocean to the south east of India. The capital and chief port of Colombo is famous as are Adam's Peak in the 8,000ft mountains and the ruined cities of Anuradhapura (founded in 437BC) and Polonnaruwa.

It would be difficult to single out just one of the island's population of some 17,000 or more but Ernest 4S7EA is the one we highlight here as host to Sam and Grace during their sojourn.

Sam was not averse to airing his callsign of 4S7OHG and handling the pile-ups
from Ernest's magnificently equipped shack!

And Grace had to try the "persuasion" to drag him out of there to the dining room
after an exhausting spell of operating!