a gorgeous sunset tour

The part of the coast south of Hotel Lanka Supercorals deserves a good word. The homeland of surfers and those who like to jump on the waves and fight against the back currents that stretch from the shore. I will say right away, the ocean constantly changes the underwater relief of the bottom near the shore and you never know what awaits you. I was in Hikkaduwa in April 2015, and then with a difference of six months in December 2015. So, during this time, the topography of the bottom pleasantly surprised me. Where in April I was sucked in and carried away from the shore and I was saved by a surfer, shoals appeared on which you can lie, and you are washed by the rolling waves, just paradise. And all this happened right across from our favorite restaurant with bookshelves, where we drank strong beer and basked in the sun. In April, be careful with biting midges on this beach, better choose sunbeds. And in general, it is paradise. First of all, it is best to watch the sunset from here. Secondly, the coastline has been changing a lot recently, for example at Citrus Hotel in this. year only a narrow strip of sand remained and he joined the unfortunate neighbor of the Coral Hotel. The ocean washes the sand in one place and washes it in another. For now, spots are working for surfing, but it is not a fact that it will continue to be so. Regarding the comparisons to Marissa. In Merissa, the sand is perfect, the wave, although sudden, is not dangerous. Here, the sand is loose and shaky, the shore has a large slope, as a result of which the wave drags the swimmer into the ocean, and there are also many stones at the bottom, although not sharp, but the shock wave throws them towards the shore, they can hit the leg (checked on myself). As for sandflies, they are not observed in the season, but in the rainy season they are dark (checked on myself). The fate of this beach is in great question, in the three years that I have known it, it has changed a lot. Because I consider it blasphemous to waste time relaxing by the ocean on another wall with towers, especially since this fortress of Halle is not unique, the colonizers built them in their image and likeness. Since boredom and bad weather happen on vacation, I visited this fort three times. I do not advise you to go here in sunny weather, you can escape only in souvenir shops or restaurants, and you yourself understand the costs (senseless souvenirs). On the territory, the present is rather more interesting than the past. For example, there is a court on the territory. An interesting spectacle, petitions, important lawyers. For Sri Lankans, this is not a historical value, but simply a building. Decide for yourself, we ordered a tuk-tuk, two hours was quite enough for us.