Mirissa and Home

Jackamy
Paul & Derry Harper
Tue 18 Jan 2011 18:50
Tuesday 18th January
 
As we were only 80 km from Galle Harbour we could have an easy day making our way long the coast. One final job for Amy was to organise lunch, she chose Mirissa Beach, a very wise decision. We parked up at the end and walked through the surf to the restaurants dotted along the beach, choosing Bay Moon, where we all ate fish and chips - it'd be rude not to!
 
 
Mirissa
 
  
 
Further along the coast we found a whole maze of things, cows on the beach, fishermen selling their catch at the side of the road, families swimming in the sea, a game of cricket being played on the beach and most interesting of all, stilt fishermen perching precariously like stalks above the waves at high tide. Each fishermen has a pole firmly embedded in the sea bottom, close to the shore, from which they perch on their poles and cast their lines. These stilt positions are passed down from father to son and are highly coveted.