2/3/17
The walk to breakfast this morning was a little disconcerting. It's lovely to be close to wildlife but when a very large troop of grey langur monkeys decide to swing on by you do need to give way. I found that most of them take little notice of us but I made the mistake of making eye contact with a female with a baby wrapped on her chest. She gave me her full bared teeth warning. I took note and moved swiftly away. David was quite reluctant to stop to pose for a photo for some reason.
The restaurant had a resident giant squirrel ..looked a bit like a mongoose. ..that was enjoying pineapple that some guests fed him...not sure that's a good idea..he had teeth!
We were asked if we'd seen the female elephant this morning that had been wandering around our group of chalets first thing. Dommi said a tusker had blocked the entrance road for 30 minutes this morning too.
On to Mirissa. Didn't look far on the map but these roads are slow so took 3.5 hours. Stopped for a comfort break near to a SL Navy memorial commerating service men who'd been killed by the Tamils. A reminder of SL's troubled recent past. Dommi says that it has all settled down now and even the north is safe to visit..but that's not what my book says..
Imagine Villa hotel is lovely and fits the description on the website and tripadvisor so far. Just 10 rooms in a modern hotel owned by a Belgian and his SL partner who is a chef. It was built on a site of a house flattened by the tsunami. Going to try the set menu which changes daily. Inludes crab gratin, garlic soup and red mullet tonight. We are getting a comp bottle of wine too.
Room is lovely. Four poster bed. Seating area. Nice bathroom. Sunny and breezy around the pool. Nice gardens and comfy sun beds. Beach and crashing waves. If the weather is kind we won't be doing much over next few days.
Nice comfy chairs on our balcony to watch the waves and sunset..nice.
Dinner will be served by the pool..pretty lights.
Looks fab!
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