First cars on Gopallawa this morning - town is up, leftover cones from last night gone
This morning I can hear engines. Not a last-night tuk of the night. Not dogs in the road. Partner thinks if cars are moving the leftover Friday cones are gone and we can walk Dalada like a normal Saturday. I think town-up is Gopallawa, not a cleared precinct. Are the Friday cones gone, or is Dalada still a leftover.
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Gopallawa waking is ordinary Saturday. Dalada in season is still a precinct with tape that comes and goes. Walk inland. Do not assume the Friday loop is a jogging track. I cannot swear 22 Aug 06:00 cone positions. Wootler Friday was unattended vehicles. A cleared street is not a car park. 1,749.
Gopallawa moved. Dalada still had a cone and a man on a chair when I came through. Walk around.
We walked inland. Correct. The pair who treated it as a jogging track got shouted at.
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