We left Unawatuna for the promises of quieter beaches and headed East to Mirissa. The hour long bus ride brought us along a coastal road with views of turquoise waves and lush tropical forest out our right hand window.
In Mirissa, we quickly fell into a routine of eating a cheap breakfast of roti with egg or fruit at a local hut for a meal 1/10th the price of the hotels. The extremely friendly owner is a testament to our first impressions of Sri Lanka which is that its people are some of the warmest and kindest we have come across yet, and saying a country is friendly after visiting India is a difficult thing to do.
