Saturday, 4 March 2017

Lazy doing nothing

Sunday 5th March

It seems to be very tiring doing nothing... Yesterday afternoon was a lazy time. Needed to give our over pink skin a break from the sun so alternated between relaxing on the balcony watching the crashing waves and snoozing on the bed in the cool aircon room.

I did find the energy to paddle in the sea and have a quick dip in the pool. My timing was off as in the evening Marnix, the hotel owner showed us a video clip on his mobile of baby turtles scurrying down the sand to the sea. They'd  hatched during the afternoon right on our beach. He also showed us an older clip of a turtle laying its eggs. Also sad photos of a blue whale that had died after being wounded probably by a boat. He said it aborted its baby and took 2 days to die. The locals buried it on the beach outside a house Marnix was renting during the time the hotel was being built. The smell and the flies were a problem for 2 weeks...

Lovely meal again last night. Feta & date pastry then swordfish with delicious vegetables..and choc fondant. Yum.

More wildlife this morning. A man walking his cow up and down the beach..as you do. Hotel dogs gave it a good woofing.

Our waiter commented on the whale watching boats on the horizon..about 10. It had been on my to do list but the sea is rough and boats small...and health and safety is not up to EU stds..reviews describe too many boats getting too close to the whales and a lot of sea sickness .. think I'll give it a miss.

Breakfast by the sea with a deserted beach...nice.

It's so peaceful here. A little oasis of luxury. Not the real Sri Lanka but such a perfect place to be lazy doing nothing after a busy touring schedule.

A lot of decisions to make today. Do I sit by the pool..parasol up or down...or on the balcony? And then there is the selection to make for dinner. Maybe I'll have a lie down and think about it....

We seem to have the hotel to ourselves this morning.

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