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Do I feel lonely sometimes or my last tribulations in the land of the Lion aka Lanka,
In the last days someone asked me if I felt lonely sometimes during this journey. To be quite honest I never thought about it before or maybe never conceptualized it that way. I love to travel alone because it pushes you to meet new people, to connect, stay positive and see anything as a new opportunity. I have to confess something that will shock you or even make you crack a laugh. I AM SHY. I have been since I’m a kid. Not so many people knows about this even less agree to believe it. Thanks I guess to the way I act and interact with people. I’m most of the time perceived as layback, relax, arrogant but certainly not shy. I’m ok with that and the people that I truly met know me and they know I love them dearly.
So travelling on my own requires of me to go out of my shell or comfort zone a lot of the time. I’m always so surprised about the results and the number of friends I make on the way. I met many peoples during this last 4 months some that will only cross my path during this stride of my life some I will meet again like no time have passed. So yes I do feel lonely sometimes when I have to part ways with a big group of friends or when one of my closed ones have their birthdays at home. But the sorrow of those moments always hides new encounters that bring a different spice to this adventure.
Lately I met a crew of French guys that are really good surfers, the kind that actually standout at the peak (in the water). I was part of their crew for the last couple of days and that was the bomb. I went in bigger, hollower and faster waves, took more critical drop and more severe wipeout but also more tasteful waves.
Sri Lanka was a blast, missing it already but can’t wait for the next uncanny encounters…
Mirissa review or how to live in PARADISE?
To be fair after 10 days in Hikkaduwa, I was sort of drawn to Mirissa. Lonely planet and others great outdated for their times sort of guides will tell you in letter on paper that it is a blue cove of paradise. Well guess what? They are fing right. My first thought weren’t of that sort dough. When you arrive by the road there is a massive sign saying: “Welcome to Mirissa tourist place”. Yeah forgot to tell you hence the fact that Lankans don’t use the latin alphabet their grammar is let say fixable ;). Then you will arrive on the main road with shacks and buildings on both sides, my first thought was: is this it? Of course my driver didn’t know where my hotel was even dough he said yes to that question 45 mins ago. I guess Lankan drivers have shorter memories than Dory the Pacific Regal Blue Tang fish in Finding Nemo. It is only when you hit the beach that you truly realize how beautiful this place is. See for yourself the picture above ;). So let me ease your way into this shred of paradise.
Food Zephyr is by far my favorite place. It is a white wood house 200 meters of the right of the beach main entrance. 
Colorful beanbags are randomly disposed at the entrance. I have to admit it has been my canteen for the last couple of days. Yes I do feel at home there. The view is gorgeous. I like it because they dare to be different they offer other things than all the places on the beach. They are peculiar. If you don’t get their batter-fried prawns with wasabi mayo well you miss a byte in paradise. Their fresh passion mojito is to die for. Don’t forget you are in paradise anyway… Dewmini Rotty place deserves is number one place on the trip advisor list. 
It is a bit remote, well hidden in the back streets of Mirissa but their Iced coffee is worth the search. Staff is friendly and I like the way they mix Lankan food with occidental ingredients. Try the chocolate and peanut rotty toped with vanilla ice cream if you don’t like it, I will reimburse you hence you bring me your bill. Beside from this you can find good coffee at the beginning of the town. All the other restaurants offer pretty much the same menu not worth it but they do cook fair fried noodles…
Surf 
There are 2 main breaks in Mirissa and one secret spot not far away.
- The first one is on the right. I asked and searched the net; I didn’t find any name for it. So lets call it Urchin Feast. In honor of the urchin that will poke your feet if you go out the wrong way ;). It is a reef break the easiest way to get in is around the big rock before the spot. The right start at the end of boulders, the further you go the longer you ride will be. It is an easy wave but you will have to get some speed in order to pass the sections. When it gets to 4 feet the left will start to show up about 80 from the big rock and is a punchy fun wave to ride. The only thing you have to be careful for is the get out of the water part. When you face the beach don’t go to the right where the fish wooden pole is; aim for the opposite side. Look for the biggest tree on the beach, there is a 2 meters wide channel that is a manageable way out. U can also decide to paddle around the rock again ;), if you want to build up your muscle mass in order to impress your lady.
- On the left side in the second creak, there is a wave called lazy left. I know there is several waves called Lazy left in Lanka. This one even has signs so hard to miss. It is an easy left, that is a beautiful ride when the size comes up to 3 feet. Below 3 feet without wind it will be packed with beginners without knowledge of priorities and big epoxy boards, not a good mixer if you get my drift. Sometimes when you paddle out it feels that a couple of blind tomahawk missiles are pointing at you.
- There is another spot further away. My buddy and I had to look for it. We were the only 2 surfers in the water. It was a bit of hike especially barefoot. But it is way worth it… I believe the search is part of the surf experience so I leave this one to your investigating skills.
Sleep Mirissa is filled with accommodations for every budget. Walk around ask, talk, trust your instinct and smile it will lead you for a good part of your journey.
- On the beach if you have a bit of green notes in your pocket I reckon the best move is probably the Club Mirissa, indeed their room are at 9.000 rps a night AC, breakfast and dinner included. You will find some places for 8.000 on the beach but it will be in wood constructions; which means you can hear anything when u are in bed and be aware that there is some loud parties on the beach…
- The Sea breeze Lodge from what I heard is one of the best deal you can have 3.500 rps a night AC, bfast included and it looks clean. Make sure you ask for a room at the back because the road is quite close.
- My favorite one is the new Mirissa Beach Inn dough. It isn’t on the beach no more. It is a small hotel of 5 rooms in retreat from the road. The mattresses are as wide as the smile of the owner, rooms are simple, beautiful and clean the way my mom would like it. This means ultra clean. I will let you negotiate the price but you should be around 5.500 with bfast and AC.
Last tips for the road If you are looking for a good massage at the end of a long day of surf Badora spa is the way to go. It is a remote little spa up the hill and it will cost 3.000 rps for an hour and a half. From what I have heard the whales watching trip aren’t worth it at all. You are packed with 50 other pigeons on a small boat, fed anti nausea pills to only see the back of a blue whale if you are lucky. Don’t forget to walk up the hill to the yoga temple (there is a small path right next to were the 2 policemen are stationed). The view on the Mirissa bay will be worth your sweat. If you need a good fix for your board, it won’t look as good as new but at least your board won’t look like she had acne eruptions go to Samaru in Weligama. The trip will take 5 mins and 400 rps. The repair will cost you about a 1.000 rps. See you soon in our World Tbagous, 
Mirissa Baby or the people you meet on the way!
Hey my dearest!
I hope you are doing awesome today! I do! Way too much exclamation marks in one sentence ;). I have been cruising in the beautiful bay of Mirissa for the last week or so. All the guides will tell you that it is a little slice of beach cut from heaven. Well guess what? They are right. It is touristy but it has a cosmopolitan/bohemian vibe to it. The bohemian part suits be me best I think. The surf is smaller than in Hikkaduwa but you have a larger variety of breaks on some urchin reefs to make it a bit spicy.
The budhist monk, that gives meditation and yoga classes at the temple (cfr picture hereunder) says the following about time: “Past is gone, future is an illusion what matters is the present”. Following that quote, I will share with you today the best moments of my last week.
The first one would be my first surf session here. It is a right so easy and fun to ride. The scenery is insane. You go around a big rock in order to reach the peak (where waves start breaking). On your left hand a small hill run along the beach, it’s actually a small jungle of palm trees to which some houses emerge from time to time. I was surfing my Tomo Vanguard and caught a reasonable amount of waves. I met 2 Italians with whom I was sharing this natural playground. You might have seen the video on my facebook. What made it such a great moment? I don’t know… The discovery of the spot, the speed I took on the waves, getting out of the water at the sunset my muscles done with a huge smile on my face.
The second one was most definitely Australian day and the encounter of the following gang of Aussies coolcats. This is the way I would describe them (for my sake I changed their name ;), guys good luck guessing:
- Jesus look like Jesus, always a big happy smile on his face, tall and clever he will welcome anyone to the group and has a constant positive vibe. Just seeing him would make you smile even on a rainy monday in the traffic-jam to the office.
- Mick, big tall guy with the build of an authentic Aussie lifeguard, is one of the few entrepreneurs that strongly and refreshingly inspired me lately (I know funny for a guy on holidays for the last 3 months). You can tell that is future will be bright and interesting.
- Tom has the look of an Asian Tom Cruise at the time of the risky business movie (f***k!! (he hates it when I swear ;)) I can already see his head getting bigger by the minute) is always full of energy and ready to banter you the way you deserve it but in his own kind way.
- Shane the only surfer of the group has an eye to find the right surf session. He is a natural Aussie surfer; he looks as comfy in the water as you are in your sofa on a rainy Sunday afternoon watching CSI. When he is serious, he has an air of Keanu Reeves in Speed. I know he is blushing reading this line.
I had a blast in Mirrisa with them. Refreshing to meet a crew of gentleman genuinely nice to their group and to the people around.
The third moment I want to share with you is the surf I had at a spot called temple. That day Shane had had located a wave breaking 2 creeks further down. We took our boards walked like twenty minutes under a pizza-oven heavy sun. Yes it was 12:30! We arrived at small hill boarded with palm trees from which we saw 3 Sri-lankan surfers coming down. Talking some signs and some basic english they encouraged us to go up and down the mount. When we were at the top the wave was just the bomb and no one in the water BANKS!!! The small difficulty was to get in the water. We carefully walked down the big boulders that served as a beach and jumped in. Sharing this wave for the both of us was just insanely exhilarating. The scenery again was breath taking a Temple surrounded the hill and you could see Buddhist mount coloring the effervescent green with their bright red robes. I took an indecent number of glassy green waves. This I think to me is the closest you can get to a definition of paradise.
Wanna know what is the last moment I want to share with you? Well it was actually the making of the Gopro/thank you video I posted recently on Facebook. I loved it because I learnt so much, video editing, photo-editing, writing and so on… But it also made me feel closer to you guys and was a heck of a good feeling!
See you soon in the world, big hug Tony!
Tbagous 