Just back from a weekend get-away in Sri Lanka. Tuesday was a holiday so with just taking one vacation day I was able to have a full 4 days to explore India's little neighboring country to the South East. However, besides for a few hours in the capital of Colombo, I didn't stray far from my beach side guesthouse in Unawatuna, in the south of Sri Lanka. Why would I leave what has been named one of the top ten beaches in Asia??
The beach was no more than a ten minute walk from one end to the other and lined most of the way with small restaurants offering lounge chairs in the day and candle lit tables for dinner and drinks after the sun went down. As it is the low season there was never more than a handful of customers at any place.
Most days I had a lazy breakfast at one of the beach restaurants and from there graduated ten feet closer to the water into a lounge chair under an umbrella. The heat was practically unbearable in Sri Lanka and I got only the faintest whisper of a tan as I stayed in shade as much as possible. The sea breeze did help to cool the air down and of course the water was always just a few steps away and quite refreshing. I read 75% of my book- Gone Girl, in Sri Lanka, and also met some really nice other travels. I met a group of Americans/Brits who are similarly working in India for half a year. They are in Bangalore and working for KPMG. I also met a group of guys who travel all around the Indian Ocean on ships as security against pirates! No joke!
The beach was no more than a ten minute walk from one end to the other and lined most of the way with small restaurants offering lounge chairs in the day and candle lit tables for dinner and drinks after the sun went down. As it is the low season there was never more than a handful of customers at any place.
Most days I had a lazy breakfast at one of the beach restaurants and from there graduated ten feet closer to the water into a lounge chair under an umbrella. The heat was practically unbearable in Sri Lanka and I got only the faintest whisper of a tan as I stayed in shade as much as possible. The sea breeze did help to cool the air down and of course the water was always just a few steps away and quite refreshing. I read 75% of my book- Gone Girl, in Sri Lanka, and also met some really nice other travels. I met a group of Americans/Brits who are similarly working in India for half a year. They are in Bangalore and working for KPMG. I also met a group of guys who travel all around the Indian Ocean on ships as security against pirates! No joke!
Good Morning Sri Lanka!
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Baby Turtles Yes, they were in a Hatchery, not the ocean, but still supes cool. |
3 days. 3 inches
more animals!!
Dr. Seuss tree
cocktails on the beach!!!!
fresh coconut
dinner on the beach
morning boating
fresh pineapple on the beach
I spent the last few hours of the trip in the capital, Colombo. Went to a couple markets- my favorite pastime.
I figured there was something in high demand at this store. It turns out these 20+ men were staring at a 12 inch TV showing a cricket game.
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