After a long trip from Europe to Sri Lanka we took the pace a bit down. So the 6km from the Airport to Negombo took us nearly about an hour wt public bus transportation. We decided to spend a night there and wait for Kathrin's luggage. So next morning.. surprise... luggage still not there.
We moved on the the kite mekka of Sri Lanka, the region around Kalpitiya. There are several lagoons, few small once and some ginourmouse once. The biggest is around 70x12km.
The windy season here is from Mai till October, so we are lucky and the wind is still on.
The place we stay is called Kite Kuda, a nice basic kite camp in the middle of nowhere. Lot's of good people around here and a very helpful crew that runs the camp. The rooms are very basic but enough for what u need when u kite all day and the view is amazing, u can see the stars in the sky from ur bed. Instead of walls u have some curtains and a roof that would definitely not help much when it rains. But everyone here told us that there is no rain in this region during this time a year.
The Lagoon is amazing, flat water as much as u want and only a hand full of riders on the water at the same time, so more space than u really need. Beginners are up on the board in an instant and pros can learn new tricks on daily basis. All u have to do is to pack ur bags and fly over here.
New accommodations are built all around this area, some basic and some pretty expensive. I guess most kiters will find a place to stay that fits in the budget. Best way to find out about accomodation is to ask the guys who work at the kite stations, they can advise u where to find ur suitable place.
The night time is mostly filled with a delicious buffet and some chat about the new tricks everyone sticked today, on special occasions the guys will start a bonfire and a few bottles of rum will disappear mixed up wt coke.So we got a trip planned for tomorrow to see some more lagoons and places to kite...
stay tuned...
Stephan
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