Directly after our safari we continue to Trincomalee on the east coast of Sri Lanka. Our trip took place relatively shortly after the end of the civil war, which lasted from 1983 to 2009, and Trincomalee was our only stop in the area claimed by the Tamali separatists. Accordingly, our journey also passed some military bases and checkpoints. As if that were not enough, the tsunami of December 2004 had also hit the region hard and the effects were still visible.
Our destination is a little north of Trinco, at Nilaveli Beach.
After we checked in, I helped a group of fishermen haul in their net in the pouring rain. For the fishermen daily hard work, for me a little sport and fun.Impressions of the next morning at sunrise. Fishermen set sail to put out the nets.The cows are also starting into their day. If you are used to the Allgäu, then cows on sand in front of palm trees are of course a special sight.And a view over the sea towards Pidgeon Island, where we have planned a snorkeling trip for this day.In this small bay we snorkeled. Unfortunately there was not much to see, because the tsunami of 2004 had destroyed most of the reefs.I suspect it was also the tsunami that covered all of Pidgeon Island with the debris of coral that someone then used to assemble this “welcome sign”.From our Tuk Tuk ride to and through Trincomalee we especially remembered the visit of the Koneswaram Temple. It is one of the most important Hindu shrines in Sri Lanka.impressions of a service in the templeOn the way back we took a whole Hindi family with us in our tuctuc because of another heavy rain.
