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
I woke up for my last long run of my backpacking trip (!!) at 7. I did 3 miles in the back streets of Hambantota, encountering one very aggressive stray, before doing the rest of my run on a big street looping around a reservoir. Although I’m really sad that my trip is almost over, … More 7/22/18: The Final Long Run
I decided to go out for a walk since Adrian was still sleeping when I got up at 7. I walked to the beach and then up to the main road. I wanted to find a coffee. I walked into Barista Coffee, which had coconut milk! Hurray! But they also spelled quiche “kish,” which was … More 7/20/18: Broken Down Tuk Tuk
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)
I went for a 6-mile run and somehow found a lake and dirt trails in the middle of Colombo. We bought breakfast from a local restaurant— paratha and daal— and ate it at the guesthouse. It was really good and really filling. We walked over to the Tuk Tuk Rental office to get our tuk-tuk. … More 7/18/18: Tuk-tuk Road Trip, Day 1 (Sri Lanka)