It’s has been an “admin” day today. Our aim on this holiday is to be free spirits, to go where the wind takes us, wherever I lay my hat, that’s my home. But all that hippy bollocks comes at a price. There is always a slight anxiety about not knowing where we will be in two days time, and how we will reach our mystery destination.
So this morning we went down the beach road to buy a local SIM for the very basic Samsung phone we use for travelling. It does texts and calls and a charge lasts for ages. On our way to the shop we heard a scrambling in the bushes over the wall, and saw a five foot long monitor lizard dashing through a thicket. I’m glad I didn’t see at at night when we were walking home in the dark.
The roads are not well lit. Last night I stepped back to avoid a sharply turning tuk tuk, and almost fell down a big concrete drain. That could easily have been a broken leg and a very short holiday.
Returning to the Serendib we walked down the beach. It is very wide and quiet, considering it’s the holiday season. The beach doesn’t have loungers and umbrellas like most resorts, so there are no comfortable spots to enjoy the beach for a few hours.
The Rimini Restaurant is a blue shipping container with a gazebo dining area. It is very basic, but friendly. Some Swedish customers sitting next to us ordered a beer. It was a long time before it arrived, then it came by tuk tuk! The owner was out of stock and had to send out for more beer.
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