Drifting along in Unawatuna

I've put the experience of i-to-i behind me now and I'm settling into the gentle pace of life in Unawatuna.

I realise now that this is actually what I have needed all along. A rest and complete break from everything. Life over the last 6 years has been a like living in the eye of an hurricane with so much going on around me and trying to keep up with it all.

Recovering from a nervous breakdown, living life with the 'black dog' of depression always at your heels, the police nightmare, destructive relationships, selling the house, letting Tarka go and just finding Jo again have all taken their toll.

It's time for me to stop.

So, my days are very lazy and tranquil. I usually surface around 9.30 and then amble down to the beach for breakfast with my toes buried in the sand, watching the sea.

After a couple of hours I might go and check my emails before going back to the hotel. Every time I return it's a delight. My room is made a little more homely everyday and my bed is decorated with flowers in the most beautiful patterns. I never knew a sheet could be folded like that.

I lie in the hammock for a while listening to the sea and my music and read a book whilst the temperature is too hot. Then eventually I stir myself and wander down to the beach for a swim and a laze.

I go back to the hotel for around 6pm and shower and contemplate where I'm going to have my dinner.

There are so many lovely places to choose from, nearly all of them with a sea view, that I'm quite spoiled.

At the end of my day, I retire to my four poster bed and I'm lulled to sleep by the gentle whir of my fan and the waves crashing on the beach.

And that's my day in Unawatuna.

I'm sure that I will eventually get bored and restless, but for now it's just right.

Wish you were here?