Mirissa to Rekawa

Another bright and early start (I know very unusual for us), but we wanted to make sure to actually have a chance to spot a turtle this time. Luckily we were rewarded and got to watch an Olive Ridley Turtle have their breakfast right in front of us. 🤿 🐢
Satisfied with our snorkeling success, we returned to the hotel for a below average breakfast before packing our bags and once again headed to Weligama to rent surfboards and test out our newly acquired skills. It was good fun but soon we appreciated the value of having an instructor with us the previous day.

After about an hour or so of "surfing" we returned the boards and explored the area for a little while (mainly hunting for an ATM).

Whilst walking through the streets Will spotted a little bakery shed and decided it was snack time. And that's how we discovered the EGG ROLL, a delicious croquette looking something. Slightly spicy filled with curry and egg of course. Obviously, we weren't satisfied with just one so we did a few emergency stops down the road to our next location (the most southern point of Sri Lanka.
Three eggs roll down, something incredibly rare happened and Will suggested we have some fruit to counter the fried egg rolls. Since we couldn't find any freshly cut fruit we opted for a mango juice (more like a smoothie) and lassi instead and got a beautiful view on top.

After passing some rice paddies and water buffalo we arrived at our next accommodation (Turtle Paradise in Rekawa, highly recommend! ) where we were greeted by our lovely host and a banana milkshake which was enhalled rather rapidly.

After a quick freshen up, walked to the nearby beach and arrived in paradise (see pictures). Of course the romantic scenery could only be improved by a cold beer. We would have stayed for a few more but needed to head back to our hotel for some dinner to get ready for a night time turtle walk along the beach (Turtle Beach).

Our turtle walk was a great success, not only did we see a turtle lay eggs but we also got to watch freshly hatched baby turtles crawl across the beach. 😍Read more