Sri Lanka... Day 5

We woke up on Day 5 and headed out towards our last resort. We'd planned it out to have the last day to be a relaxing day on the beach since we knew the week had been crazy and hectic. 

When we were leaving Predeep told us that Adam's peak was off in the distance-- its the largest peak you can sort of see here. Supposedly at the peak there are Buddha's footprints. After some quick research since getting back home the "sacred footprint" is a rock formation near the summit, which in Buddhist tradition is held to be the footprint of the Buddha, in Hindu tradition that of Shiva and in Islamic and Christian tradition that of Adam, or that of St. Thomas. Which is super interesting and totally fascinating that all these traditions hold something so similar in this same place. 

Traveling Buddha on his way...

Buddha almost getting side swiped by the amazing drivers in Sri Lanka...

Predeep asked us if we wanted to see the stilt fisherman and we said absolutely! So we headed down the coast by that beautiful turquoise water. 

We came across a small stretch of beach and Predeep told us that we had to pay the guys to get up on the stilts and that they weren't real fisherman, but actors. So, we were a little disappointed in that, but we had them do it. 

Then Quinn wanted to get up on the stilts so of course, Stella had to as well!

Despite the lack of authentic fisherman, the beach was beautiful and there was no one around!

We stopped in a town called Galle for some lunch and a little bit of shopping

We walked around the little town that was situated right on the water. It was beautiful! 

The Galle Lighthouse (built in 1938)

A Mosque in Galle

At the top of an overlook

So apparently there are people who come and jump this overlook and into the water all the time! It was crazy high up and absolutely didn't look deep enough to warrant jumping! 

As we headed to the last hotel we ended up getting stuck in the craziest traffic that we had to figure out how to maneuver around. Apparently these college kids got permission from the police to have some sort of crazy parade. And it was...Crazy. There were young guys doing tricks all over their cars and motorbikes-- one guy even stood on his head on the back of a motor bike! Unfortunately we were all a little shocked and no one grabbed for their cameras til it was too late and he'd come down. 

We finally got to our resort and checked into our beach view rooms. 

We headed to dinner and found the largest buffet we'd had yet. They had everything from curry to dim sum to noodle soup to roast chicken and just about everything in between! 

But the best part was they had gluten free options!!! So Stella had a gluten free pizza (and she had gluten free pasta the next day at lunch!)

After dinner we stopped by the lounge and were treated to a fun show with dancing and music! 

After that we went back to our rooms and after Stella was asleep the grown ups headed out onto our balcony and drank sparkling wine and listened to the waves crash right in front of us. It was amazing and relaxing and just what we needed after a busy week!