Rockhouse Guesthouse & Restaurant
Travel Blogs from Unawatuna
A thousand words
There have been far too many exceptional moments during this trip to pick a favorite in any category. The Singhalese people were happy and smiling, liked Americans, respected grandmothers and helped Carmen and I in any way they could. They were eager to share their remarkable country and heritage and proud of the variety that is within this one full-of-wonders island. A picture says a thousand words so I will attach several to this ...
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... the undergrowth after crossing the sandy track and stands fairly motionless looking in our direction.We see its eyes fixed on us and its a brilliant sight to see such a wonderful animal in the wild.It moves slowly away into the bush and melts away.The next day we all decide to head to the hill country to the tiny town of Ella.Its a 2 1/2 jouney by bus as compared to the 1 1/2 that a woman told me on the bus.It matters not though and the bus crawls slowly up the winding road ...
Unawatuna surfing and birthdays
... thunderstorms departed the following day.
Estela and I took a walk down the beach to see what was there, and we scoped out restaurants for future meals, possibilities for recreation, and the general quality of the beaches. We had a couple of drinks at a beach bar behind a barricade of jungle growth tucked out of the wind.
Later, just before dark, Mason and I stumbled into the water in front of our bungalow. There were waves breaking ...
Tangalla
... old wizened guy on a pole, took some great snaps and we gave him a bit of money. He so looked the part.
After battling down some scarily bumpy mud roads we found Mangrove Cabanas, which became the beachside finds all others will be judged against. We spent 4 days over Christmas with the beach pretty much to ourselves, laying on the beach, having a few beers of a night time, and retiring to these funky ...
Paradise and the Festival of the Plastic Bowls
... Ella (~150 LKR and 3 hours), we were dropped off outside the hotel by the bus as the bus stop is here
(Kat: Bus stop??? there are few bus stops in Sri Lanka. You just tell the conductor where you want to get off, and he generally evicts you somewhere near where you want to be. It is mostly quite effective!).
Immediately upon leaving the bus, we were swarmed by tuktuk drivers all offering us great deals etc. As we didn’t know quite where we were, ...
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