Ella, Mirissa, and Unawatuna - so hot here!!

It's hot here!!!  I know this is totally not fair to my michigan and other Midwestern friends but right now seeing snow wouldn't be all that bad.  Just walking around I'm sweating and I'm not even hungry.  I just want something cold, either ice cream, Popsicle or some cold sparking water!!  Right now we're in this little village called Unawatuna which is on the southern coast of Sri Lanka.  It's a small beach village with a lot of shops mostly meant for tourists although this town doesn't give off a major touristic feel which I enjoy.  Before coming here I spent a night in Mirissa which is another beach town abut 1 hour bus ride away.  Mirissa was not all that impressive and the beach was just flooded with tourists!  It's so hot here that sitting on the beach isn't even appealing.  And right now my skin is still kind of peeling from being burnt in the Maldives and it bubbles all the time.  I think it's the mixture of putting on lotion and sweating which is creating this.  And not to mention the bug bites.  Well I think they are bug bites although they don't itch.  They are all over my feet and legs.  I think that I have four spots just on my pinky toe!  :(. Maybe 50 spots on one leg and foot.  I hope they go away, maybe they are from the sun but like I said they don't itch.  I've bought a lot of souvenirs here, in fact most of my things that I've bought have come from Sri Lanka!  I think I guessed this would happen before I arrived.

Before we came to the south coast we spent some time in this town called Ella.  Ella was so lovely that we actually spent 3 nights there.  It was in the tea plantation land where we actually got the chance to visit a factory and walked through actual tea fields.  We did some hiking up to what's called little Adams peak.  It was a nice hike followed by an excellent lunch at this chic hotel with outstanding views.  I really enjoyed Ella and the relaxation that followed.  I even got a chance to get out my yoga mat and do some yoga twice while I was there on the porch of our guest house.  Not bad!  

Well right now we are staying at another lovely guest house.  I can see the monkeys swinging from tree to tree right now.  No joke!  They are big monkeys too!!  I think I need to take shower to cool down and possibly try to pack my bag to see how in the world I'm going to carry all my things!!  And it looks like it's going to rain!  Hopefully that cools it down a bit!  Hardly any place has AC here and if it does you'll pay extra.  Very different then what a westerner is used too but I'm enjoying all the cultural experiences here in Sri Lanka and not to mention the nicest people.  I just got my laundry done by a woman just down the road.  She was so sweet and even folded my underwear precisely!  I don't even do that.  I have some things that I'm going to toss out including an old coach wallet and passport holder and my Victoria's Secret makeup bag.  I got some new things whilest on my travels and I think I want to give something to this woman who did my laundry so nice!!  Good karma I'm hoping for!