It is coming to the end of the trip and I cant believe how much ive done in 10 days. Thinking back to all the fellow travelers I met, i cant help but grin from ear to ear, not to mention that im writing this post sat on a train swirling in and around the tea plantations of countryside Sri Lanka.
Im a lucky girl!
Arriving In Mirissa, the first thing i did was hop off the bus, find my hostel and sign up for beer pong that evening, as you do. I spent the day exploring and checking out the beach. I had a cocunut and grabbed a sun lounger but unfortunately the sun was playing hide and seek for my two days there and it was a common occurence to jump up and run for shelter when the rain bucketed down. I ran into my room mate Sally from China and decided to go and have some food overlooking the ocean. We had super declicious sea food and we were even served by an Irish girl whod been livign there 7 months. We went down the beach to the coconut place again where i had been earlier, and the small old man who had chopped open the coconut for me gave me the friendly 'Youre back' look. He chopped open two more and placed them in the special 'coconut holders' for us as we sat on the bench facing the beautiful ocean. Sally was such a sweet girl with great travel plans ahead of her and we chatted about our experiences and she told me funny stories about her experiences in Sri Lanka. I had even encouraged her to sign up for beer pong too. That evening we geared up for our beer pong tournament which turned out to be so much fun. We met some great people, drank local beer and copius amounts of the local spirit arrack. My first night in Mirissa was a pretty great one at Hangover Hostel. I could see why it was called that now!
The next day was my last day and considering the weather was even worse, i was wishing i had of left to the quaint mountainside town of Ella a bit sooner. Nevertheless, I headed out for breakfast on the beach- the sun stayed shining for me luckily. I ordered an omellette and a fruit platter which turned out to be enormous. I ate as much of the goodness as i could before laying on the sun loungers on the beach. Within an hour or so, the familiar situation of jumping up and finding shelter, happened again. Along with every other sun worshipper, I took shelter under an umbrella until the sun came out again. Unlucky for me, i relaised my favourite flip flops had dissappeared, I assumed the ocean had robbed me. So needless to say, I wandered around town barefoot the rest of the day. I ran into Koen and Bastian, two guys I met the night before at beer pong and we had lunch together. We watched as the rain came pouring down and when it stopped, we headed to the main street to wander some of the local shops where i got a few bargains. We then decided whats better than playing a good old board game on a rainy day in a beach town, so we went back to thei hostel and played scrabble. The day wasnt complete without my banana/chocolate roti fix. I then said goodbye to the guys and had an early night.
The next day I would take an early local bus to the city of Matara followed by another bus taking me to Ella where i would spend the remainder of my trip. I was so excited to make my way to this highly recommended town.
Im a lucky girl!
Arriving In Mirissa, the first thing i did was hop off the bus, find my hostel and sign up for beer pong that evening, as you do. I spent the day exploring and checking out the beach. I had a cocunut and grabbed a sun lounger but unfortunately the sun was playing hide and seek for my two days there and it was a common occurence to jump up and run for shelter when the rain bucketed down. I ran into my room mate Sally from China and decided to go and have some food overlooking the ocean. We had super declicious sea food and we were even served by an Irish girl whod been livign there 7 months. We went down the beach to the coconut place again where i had been earlier, and the small old man who had chopped open the coconut for me gave me the friendly 'Youre back' look. He chopped open two more and placed them in the special 'coconut holders' for us as we sat on the bench facing the beautiful ocean. Sally was such a sweet girl with great travel plans ahead of her and we chatted about our experiences and she told me funny stories about her experiences in Sri Lanka. I had even encouraged her to sign up for beer pong too. That evening we geared up for our beer pong tournament which turned out to be so much fun. We met some great people, drank local beer and copius amounts of the local spirit arrack. My first night in Mirissa was a pretty great one at Hangover Hostel. I could see why it was called that now!
The next day was my last day and considering the weather was even worse, i was wishing i had of left to the quaint mountainside town of Ella a bit sooner. Nevertheless, I headed out for breakfast on the beach- the sun stayed shining for me luckily. I ordered an omellette and a fruit platter which turned out to be enormous. I ate as much of the goodness as i could before laying on the sun loungers on the beach. Within an hour or so, the familiar situation of jumping up and finding shelter, happened again. Along with every other sun worshipper, I took shelter under an umbrella until the sun came out again. Unlucky for me, i relaised my favourite flip flops had dissappeared, I assumed the ocean had robbed me. So needless to say, I wandered around town barefoot the rest of the day. I ran into Koen and Bastian, two guys I met the night before at beer pong and we had lunch together. We watched as the rain came pouring down and when it stopped, we headed to the main street to wander some of the local shops where i got a few bargains. We then decided whats better than playing a good old board game on a rainy day in a beach town, so we went back to thei hostel and played scrabble. The day wasnt complete without my banana/chocolate roti fix. I then said goodbye to the guys and had an early night.
The next day I would take an early local bus to the city of Matara followed by another bus taking me to Ella where i would spend the remainder of my trip. I was so excited to make my way to this highly recommended town.
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