Life’s a beach

We said a reluctant goodbye to India and our lovely hosts at the homestay in Kolkata. We flew to Colombo with Sri Lanka Airlines, a very good experience, lovely crew and service, good food, even served with a cold glass of wine! Then a 3 hour car journey to our resort.

We are staying in Unawatuna on the south coast of Sri Lanka for a few nights R&R after the hectic but enjoyable last 2 weeks. It is so much quieter and can’t say we are missing the constant beeping of horns and congested streets.

We are renting a cabana in a hotel a short walk from the beach. Having tried Indian breakfasts at the Indian homestay, we are now sampling a Sri Lankan breakfast of hoppers, which is a Sri Lankan specialty rice crepe and has a fried egg in the middle. In addition we are enjoying all the fresh tropical fruits, pineapple, papaya, watermelon and mango.

The temperature is around 30 C but not too stifling, only downside is the pesky mossies and we both have irritating bites.

We are off to Ella which is the the northern tea plantation area in a couple of days.




















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