The bus
Thankfully we have done all of our 'long' bus journeys now and so today's bus took only around 45 mins :-) a real relief!
We stopped on the main road and were immediately approached by a tuk tuk driver offering a room in his guest house for a cheap price! (Fairly standard here).
Thankfully we have done all of our 'long' bus journeys now and so today's bus took only around 45 mins :-) a real relief!
We stopped on the main road and were immediately approached by a tuk tuk driver offering a room in his guest house for a cheap price! (Fairly standard here).
Accommodation
We decided to go up market for our 3 nights here having had the potential bed bug scare in the last place. I was desperate for a pool I could dip into so that immediately limited our options. We ended up in Black Beauty Guesthouse. A beautiful place just over the road from the beach with beautifully kept gardens and a peaceful atmosphere. The staff just couldn't do enough to help us. It's owned by a German lady, her Sri Lankan husband and their family. Despite it being the largest place we stayed in it still maintained a real family feel to it.
We decided to go up market for our 3 nights here having had the potential bed bug scare in the last place. I was desperate for a pool I could dip into so that immediately limited our options. We ended up in Black Beauty Guesthouse. A beautiful place just over the road from the beach with beautifully kept gardens and a peaceful atmosphere. The staff just couldn't do enough to help us. It's owned by a German lady, her Sri Lankan husband and their family. Despite it being the largest place we stayed in it still maintained a real family feel to it.
The beach
Everything we had been told about unawatuna was true, the sands are white and the sea a crystal clear turquoise colour.
Bars and restaurants line the beach all serving an array of foods and drinks particularly fresh fish.
At the end of the beach there is a temple with a large Buddha that you can see from anywhere in the beach.
Everything we had been told about unawatuna was true, the sands are white and the sea a crystal clear turquoise colour.
Bars and restaurants line the beach all serving an array of foods and drinks particularly fresh fish.
At the end of the beach there is a temple with a large Buddha that you can see from anywhere in the beach.
We spent most of our time here just relaxing and chilling out. It was more like a holiday than travelling - much needed before the infamously crazy India!!
A morning visit to koggala
We went here specifically to see the stilt fisherman in action. You have to either go very early in the morning or early evening to catch them. We were lucky that the time we went, despite it being later there were still 2 men fishing...a point to note is that they will charge you a small fee for taking some photos..
We also saw the lake in koggala surrounded by lots of wildlife and particularly lots of different birds and lizards...It was really lovely :-)
We went here specifically to see the stilt fisherman in action. You have to either go very early in the morning or early evening to catch them. We were lucky that the time we went, despite it being later there were still 2 men fishing...a point to note is that they will charge you a small fee for taking some photos..
We also saw the lake in koggala surrounded by lots of wildlife and particularly lots of different birds and lizards...It was really lovely :-)
**Photos to follow**
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