11.10.2024
Day 3
After a hearty breakfast at our hotel in Colombo, we travelled to Galle the southwestern tip of Sri Lanka about 120 kms away. We took the old coastal route instead of E01 expressway to Galle, to get a glimpse of the Sri Lankan coastline. The route very much resembles Kerala coastal route.
On our way we stopped at Cinnamon hotel at Bentota, a beautiful Sri Lanka luxury resort for refreshments.
We checked in at Oasis, an Air BNB place, exclusively reserved for fulltankers. The owner, a retired Sri Lankan banker, with a warm smile was very hospitable.
We explored Galle on foot, spent couple of hours around Galle fort and lighthouse area and the nearby lanes - very similar to Fort Cochin heritage areas, but must admire the cleanliness they maintain and lack of touts!! We enjoyed almost perfect weather and the breeze was just nice.
After sunset we went back to Oasis and showered and went out for dinner. We were lucky to find an excellent location by name “Luuma beach”. It was about 10 pm and we were the last customers and got exclusive service and a table was set on the beach.
After starters it started raining and we quickly got back inside the cozy comforts of the shack for rest of our dinner.
We returned to Oasis around 11.30 pm and had a good nights sleep.
End of day three.
Sri Lanka countryside is a lot similar to Kerala.
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