Mirissa

Last weekend we went to the whale watching capital, Mirissa, for a couple of days. (But, before you ask, didn't go on a whale watching trip as the season only starts from next month.) It is a nice, quiet and clean beach compared to Unawatuna, and the beachside less built up. Our hotel was located on a windy little spit, with a small coconut grove garden that afforded views of the crescent bays either side. The hotel was rather basic but did feature a wonderful sculpture of a monk bearing the ginger Christ child sat upon an open Bible, all sealed within a plastic bag like a goldfish at a fair.

Legends of the tuk tuk: No. 4

Cash Deposit 70

From the balcony

White-throated kingfisher

... and foxheads stalk this land.

6 days later

... the sun is setting.

The joys of football

Three days bed rest, two weeks before I play sport again, three to six months before the swelling has gone down and a lifetime of having a weak ankle. That was fourty-five minutes well spent.