I arrived here on the 20th January. I took the bus to Colombo from the airport and from there, another one to Hikkaduwa. I checked-in to CasaLanka where I stayed the previous time and oh how good it felt. Then I went for a little walk and bumped into lots of people I knew previously. But after a bit of food and a few beers I was out to count. The weekend was spent doing a bit of surfing, chilling on the beach and reading.
The next week my friends Sam & Lucy arrived to Hikkaduwa from Mitigama where they had spent a month, setting up a new guesthuse, Hilten. From the moment they got to Hikkaduwa, we had lots of plans to travel the country, not just stay in Hikkaduwa like beachbums. And what did we do? We delayed our trip to inland by a week. And then by week. And another. In the end, all we managed was a trip to Adams Peak (2nd one for me, I am crazy) and some days spent in other surf locations, such as Mitigama, Welligama and Unawatuna.
After Thailand I still had a month to maybe explore another country. But I felt so comfortable and relaxed that I decided to come back to Sri Lanka. And I won't bother feeling guilty for being such a lazy-ass...on my holiday!
This past 4 weeks have been very lovely. Exactly what I wanted from my break away from routines back home and the perfect finish for my 4 months. Sleeping, surfing, reading, meeting amazing new people, partying (a little or sometimes little too much), admiring beautiful sunsets and sunrises, thinking about what I have but also what I have lost, forgetting what stress is, seeing a big turtle swimming near the beach, having a passport stolen and not freaking out, travelling around in a local buses around the westcoast as the only whitey, hearing of amazing lifestories and lifechoices and most importantly being so appreciative of everything I have in this life and free and fortunate and very happy. Amen! :)
Here are some pictures of lovely places and people and moments from my month here in the paradise.
