Blogs from Mirissa, Matara, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

I feel well rested today; I have had a good nights sleep! I got up at about 8am to have a coffee and a catch up with Ella. I was going to say, before the start of the day, but that’s not quite true. It is before the start of my day, but Ella was up and about at 5:30, doing jobs! The first person I actually saw this morning was Creshanta, she is one of the cooks at Basecamp. She brought Ella and I white lotus flowers. The white lotus flowers are said to represent a state of spiritual perfection and total mental purification. Ella explained to me that it is considered an honour to be given the flowers. The only other time that she would normally give flowers is when she takes them to ... read more

Nase flakani v Mirisse shrnu uz do jediného clanku, vic si to stejne nezaslouzi. Hlavnim poznatkem bylo, ze Mirissa automaticky neznamena dobre počasí. Z tech 5 dni jsme videli slunicko asi 3 hodiny, jinak bylo pod mrakem a relativne často sprchlo nejake to stesticko. Me to tak uplne nevadilo, protože jako spravny Cech jsem do more každý den vlezl, more bylo krasne teple, takze jsem byl vlastne spokojeny, ze nemusim resit nejake mazani a pripalovani. Jeli jsme se podivat na velryby (za 6000 rupii i s odvozem), coz bylo trochu zklamani. Je to totiž docela loterie, na kterem miste se pan Vel Ryba rozhodne nadechnout. Mozna to urcuje podle toho, kdo mu kolik zaplati planktonu, ale mozna nam to delal naschval. Standardni prubeh je totiž takovy, ze clovek 5 minut kouka na prazdne more, pak se ... read more

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I'm not much of a beach bum, but I do like a good swim, pristine sands and crystal-clear water every now and then. Hence I go to Mirissa. I take the train from Galle and kind of hint to some locals where I'm going, hoping they will let me know when we're there. After an hour and a bit, an older man tells me 'Mirissa, Mirissa', but I can't see a station or platform, before I realise I'm looking at the wrong side and the platform is so short it can't be seen outside our carriage. I fall-jump off the train and walk into the wrong direction, until some tuk tuk-drivers point me out the right way. Accomodation is easily found inside a family's home. I drop my bags to take a stroll on the beach, ... read more

Bonjour à tous! Une entrée de blog bien, bien en retard sur les autres, j'en conviens. Déjà deux mois et demi que mon père et moi sommes revenus de voyage, après un séjour de quasi 3 semaines au Sri Lanka.. Mais vous le savez bien comme moi: mieux vaut tard que jamais. Voici donc, la toute dernière entrée de cette belle promenade vécue en terre d'Asie du Sud. Où vous ai-je donc laissé.... ah oui! Le Parc Yala et l'honneur que nous ont fait les léopards de se pointer le bout du nez. Après cette fantastique rencontre avec félins, nous sommes partis direction Mirissa, une petite ville sur le bord de l'eau, connue pour ses belles plages. C'est là que notre guide devra nous abandonner après 10 jours. Dix fantastiques journées à se laisser guider, et ... read more