Blogs from Hikkaduwa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia - page 4

Well I know it’s been longer than a week since my last update, but I’m so busy with work and exploring I’ve not got round to it!! Here it is though!! I’m learning more and more about the Singhalese people. They are so different to English people! They seem so relaxed about everything, it’s very much a Manana culture - I suppose it has to be in hot countries, or are the Brits just uptight??!! People hardly seem to do any work - and that’s the ones that do have jobs!! When you walk down the street or pass the shops on the bus, people just seem to be sat around on their doorsteps having a good old chin wag!! You can be waiting in the bank for an hour as the person in front is ... read more

Ambalangoda, Hikkaduwa, Midigama and heading toward Galle....... read more

Alright. Here I am in Hikkadewa finaly over my latest injury. It was my first day back in the water and we were havin a good session on some small waves that were slowly pickin up on the "lazy left"in midigama when this french guy let go of his board in the white wash. Long story short, I was duck divin the wave, he was 3m ahead of me and 2m to the right when suddenly, eyes closed under the water I get speared write in the midle of my black spot of hair. I couldn't believe it. Whatev I continued paddling to out of the oncomming set and when I get there I knew. Everyone was lookin at me and I knew. At the same time I started seeing blood drip off my eyelashes. I ... read more

Hey...hello again! Just checking the last time I wrote so I knew where I left off. I was in Hapitale last time I wrote. It's a beautiful place up there....scenery like you wouldn't believe and tea as far as the eye can see! That is when it's not raining!! Luckily the day after I wrote, teh skies cleared and it was a different place! I think when I wrote the last entry, you couldn't see 10 ft infront of you, but when the sun came out and you could see where you were, it was amazing. I've put some photos on face book so you can see what I mean. I guess the only down side is you really noticed the tension with the LTTE there. There were police and army checkpoints everywhere - they even ... read more

The last most of you had heard from me was that I was planning on staying in Hikkadewa for xmas and new years. However, after bein on the beach for a week I got restless and a few of us decided that we'd head inland for xmas instead and have an adventurous one rather then a beachstyle xmas. So the italians left before me to kandy while I waited around till my 45$ custom made board bag was being finished and I was lucky enough to witness the craziest parade I'd ever imagined(it completely out-did the indian style parade I saw in pushkar for the camel fair... completely). To lead the parade there were about 15-20 boys(10-20years old) swinging these 5m long braided ropes in circles around there heads to clear space, then they'd stop and ... read more