Beaches, Temples and No TurtlesWalking through the NeighbourhoodWe have a relaxed morning at Wilson’s Place Guesthouse before starting to walk through the neighbourhood to Nilwella Beach also known as Blue Beach.The locals have such beautiful driveway gates and details in the walls around their properties.A tuk-tuk playing a loud rendition of Tchaikovsky drives by. We see these tuk-tuks often in Sri Lanka. They are like ice cream trucks but …
Monkey Wars at HirikiteyaFrom Mirissa to HirikiteyaWe breakfast at our accommodation (and pack- yuck), before our driver picks us up.We are informed in advance that we have a new driver today because yesterday our regular driver, Lorenzo, was rear-ended and his car is in the shop.Driving here is crazy. It seems the road lines are used as guide lines and people often drive down the middle. I can see …
Cooking up a StormThe Not So Secret BeachWe have a peaceful night (no drums) and a leisurely morning at our Airbnb before walking 2 km to Secret Beach.On the way we get trapped in a jam-up of motorcycles, tuk tuks, cars, vans & buses fighting for space on a one lane road with traffic in both directions. Even pedestrians are unable to walk through as there is literally a …
Turtle Farts and MoreMorning with the TurtlesI am still not on a regular sleep schedule. It took me forever to fall asleep. Last night there was hand drumming and chanting/singing until 5am. It wasn’t a party as the drumming was very rythmic and not like a dance tune. Our host didn’t know what it was. John googled and one possibility is a Buddhist all night ceremony to expel bad …
