Sunny Days, Calm Waters
During the past few weeks the waves have been virtually non-existent and the ocean has been flat (as I mentioned in my yoga for surfers post). However, in times like these, you have to look on the bright side of things. Fortunately for us, that wasn’t too hard at all, as no swell meant… GREAT weather!
Home Grown Strawberries
Seeing as my beautiful, succulent, beastly strawberries featured in a little preview in my previous blog post about yoga for surfing I thought I would give them a whole post just to themselves. This is purely because they are just too delicious (also pretty easy on the eye) to leave out and not give them any credit for being so damn tasty!
Yoga for Surfing (Peace of Mind & Body Too!)
There’s nothing more frustrating than there being no surf, a flat as a pancake ocean with only ripples left for the foreseeable future.
Wellawaya to Buduruwagala
After the swell had failed produce the goods down on the South coast we decided to see more of the country and experience the beauty of Sri Lanka's hill country and its vast tea plantations.
Mirissa Surf & Storms
We managed to get a few good surfs in in Mirissa but it didn't take long for it to get crowded on this short right-hander. When the line-up got too busy and the storm clouds started rolling in, I opted out and left Matty in there so I could take a few snaps.
Weligama Sunsets
After attempting to discover some waves, a group of us eventually stumbled across Weligama when cruising down the coast in a couple of tuk tuks, with our boards haphazardly strapped to the roof.
Releasing the babies
The best part of the turtle project was by far, releasing the baby turtles back into the ocean. About 83 Olive Ridley eggs hatched in the sanctuary (they had been taken from the beach just to be safe that no one would steal and eat the eggs, as apparently this happens quite a lot) and were kept in a large tank overnight, then released the next day at sunset.
The dogs joined us on the beach for the release of the bambinos
Ambalangoda. When we weren't scrubbing tanks...
Although much of our time was spent scrubbing and feeding, we did manage to find time to do other things whilst in Ambalangoda. Here's a few photos to better show what life was like during the turtle project:
The walk to the sanctuary in the morning accompanied by some mateys
Feed, Clean, Sweat, Repeat...
Unfortunately, due to the fact that I have been internet-less for the past week/2 weeks I haven’t been able to keep up to date on my blog and travels etc, so instead of a day by day i’ll just write about the highlights instead!
Some of the turtle sanctuary's friends
