After Galle, it was a quick drive to Hikkaduwa.
Hikkaduwa has a bit of a "Khao Lak" feel but without the brand new resorts
. There is a strip of restaurants and shops and our resort is quite large.
We have a great pool and ocean view from the room. On arrival, I went straight to the pool for a swim and cocktail. Tim went searching for a massage.
As we have been hotel-bound for meals, we searched Tripadvisor for a local restaurant for dinner and found a local seafood place on the beach. Tim had a huge plate of prawns. Unfortunately, I couldn't find a "Smile" here - I'd go back to Khao Lak just to eat there.
Saturday came and the bliss of having absolutely nothing to do today except relax! We went for a walk along the beach and there was a giant turtle! The turtle comes in every day apparently and some locals will "sell" you seaweed to feed it.
Our day was very relaxing. I read an entire book. Tim was bored by lunch. Hence why we don't do too many relaxing holidays! He went for a massage so I could relax for an extra 90 minutes yay
.
I should mention that Sri Lanka has 2 monsoons - of which we are in the middle of one. As usual, I did my research - and whilst never guaranteed - July daily average rainfall is a bit less than other monsoon months. I had hoped for reasonably ok weather with afternoon storms - especially on the coast. But...we have been lucky. There was 5 minutes of lightning tonight off the coast...but that's all.
For meals, we had pool snacks today. We are both a little bit burned despite the sunscreen. For dinner we decided to eat at the resort at its seafood restaurant. This was very good! Whilst I am not a seafood fan...I did have crab cakes for starters (very good) followed by a fillet mignon as a main. Tim had lobster. This was a restaurant overlooking the beach and was a very nice meal.
Overnight there was a loud storm with cracks of thunder and we woke to intermittent showers. Not that it matters as we head to Colombo shortly!
Chilling at the Beach
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka
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