I did my very last run of my backpacking trip. I ran through the quieter village streets of Mirissa, and braced myself for one more chance at getting bit or attacked by a stray dog. I managed to survive. I am SO happy to be able to run without being stressed out about dogs. That … More 7/25/18: The LAST Day of Backpacking! 😨
I started my 25th year of life by sleeping in. We went down for breakfast around 9:30 and feasted on hoppers, potato curry, onion sambol, and fruit. We left for the beach and laid out on the sun beds. The waves were insane– they’d break about 5 times before finally reaching shore, and there was … More 7/24/18: 25th Bday In Sri Lanka
We woke up around 8:30 and went down to the lobby of Mirissa Beach Inn for breakfast. The staff brought out a big plate of toast, some hoppers (string and normal), daal, onion sambol, fruit platters, jam, butter, tea, and coffee. Man, what a FEAST. I ate most of the string hoppers with daal and sambol, … More 7/23/18: Wild Sea Turtles, Private Yoga, Sri Lankan Calzone
We were woken up by the alarm clock at 5:05. I was so tired and didn’t want to move, but I had to. Our safari jeep was coming to pick us up in 25 minutes. I got dressed, brushed my teeth, and got my stuff together. I introduced myself to our safari driver/guide, Milan, and … More 7/21/18: Crocodile Attack
I woke up at 6:30 and couldn’t fall back asleep. I read my book and waited for Adrian to wake up. Around 8:30, we went out to the lobby area to have breakfast. Michael, the hostel worker, made us omelettes and bread. I gave my omelette to Adrian and ate my bread with bananas and … More 7/19/18: Food, Beach, More Food (Unawatuna, Sri Lanka)
We weren’t sure what to do once we were awake. Do we stay in Nallathaniya and see if we can do the hike to Adam’s Peak, or go back to Hatton so that our trip back to Colombo on the 17th is a bit shorter? The weather wasn’t looking any better, so we asked the … More 7/16/18: Adam’s Peak Fail
My alarm went of at 6:15 so I could do my long run before we had to leave for the train to Hatton. The first couple miles were uneventful, though they were all uphill and quite tiring. About 2.5 miles in, a small dog suddenly started sprinting towards me. I yelled, “hey!” many times, but … More 7/15/18: Smuggling Beer
We woke up at 8:30, purely for the reason of grabbing the free hostel breakfast before it ended at 9. We ate some toast, bananas, and random Sri Lankan baked goods. There was one muffin that Adrian liked so much that he had about 5 more. At 11:30, we got a tuk tuk to the … More 7/12/18: Beautiful Ella
Our free hostel at Hi Lanka breakfast included toast with jam, bananas, plus my own almond butter. Hostel breakfasts are always the same. We wanted to go to Pedro Tea Plantation, but it was raining so much that we ended up just hanging out in bed until noon. At that point we were hungry, so … More 7/11/18: Wait, Slovenia Isn’t Slovakia?
Adrian and I woke up and went for a swim in the ocean around 7:30. We had the whole beach to ourselves, which was a lovely contrast to yesterday’s overcrowded madness. The ocean was beautiful with the morning sun reflecting on the water. I loved how calm and serene the early-morning water was as well. … More 7/3/18: The Impossible Beer Quest (Sri Lanka)