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Day 26- Turtles, sunburn and sand

It was originally supposed to be a lie in and lazy day however we found out there is a sea turtle viewing point 10 minutes walk from our hotel. The turtles come out at about 6:30/7amish so of course we went along.These magnificent creatures are completely wild. They come down to the beach of their own free will and then swim back again. We waded through the water as they swam around us. There weren’t that many of them but the ones we saw were huge. Apparently they are Green Turtles which grow to a maximum length of 1m and weigh about 250kg. These were definitely if not that size, very close.



After seeing the beautiful turtles we went for a lovely breakfast at Salty Swamis where I had a dosia. It wasn’t a traditional dosia and more like pancakes but It was absolutely delicious.



The rest of the morning was spent on the beach chilling and grabbing cocktails.




Today was the day I had run out of factor 50 suncream and had to go down to factor 30 as it was all I could get hold of in the supermarket. Whilst drinking our cocktails I quickly realised how burnt I was. By burnt we are talking lobster red. Despite reapplying the suncream religiously and using half a tube in about 3 hours. I was burnt...



After walking up and down the street looking for samosas Leanne and I decided that the only safe looking snack option was a personal pizza to share from Pizza Hut. Yep bloody Pizza Hut but I can’t deny it tasted so good. 

Following this I spent the afternoon in my room lying on my front with a huge amount of aloe Vera gel on my back. Leanne had said she was just going to sit by the beach for an hour or so more so I was very surprised when she came storming into the room 10 minutes later dripping wet and covered in sand. It turns out just as she had applied her suncream a huge wave washed onto shore soaking her and her Michelle Obama book. I could not stop laughing. The sandy aftermath is something else. 



The evening was a nice dinner before heading out to a club. It was such a good vibe however was very European and everyone else was trashed. We retreated to our hotel and decided that the early hours of the morning was a good time to call it a night. 

So plan now is that I have bought a very expensive bottle of factor 50 from a questionable shop and will be ensuring I wear a T-shirt when in the sun. 




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