Wednesday, 23 August 2017

[2016 斯里蘭卡 Sri Lanka] 告別Hikkaduwa // See you later, Hikkaduwa

懶洋洋起床,再懶洋洋到Cafe吃早餐,剛好遇上正要出門的蘇格蘭情侶,他們已準備出外觀光。
Woke up without rush, slowly walked to the Cafe for breakfast. On the other hand, the Scottish couple finished breakfast and ready to go out. 

早餐是媽媽精心準備的Hoppers,把粉漿倒在特製做Hopper的圓形鋾鍋內燒煮,質地又軟又韌,但沒甚麼味道,所以進階版會加太陽蛋,如果在香港應該會出現抹茶和紫薯口味。
The Mom prepared us Hoppers for breakfast. It is a typical dish to cook the flour mixture in a semi-circle pot. The texture is soft and chewy with bland taste. That's why the advance version is to add a sunny side egg. I believe if Hoppers is popular in Hong Kong, Matcha and purple potato flavours will be invented. 

不久下起大雨,剛離開的蘇格蘭情侶被迫返回Cafe,但已經全身濕透。他們說都已經習慣下雨天,在蘇格蘭幾乎每一天都會下雨,但很少會像現在濕透和滴水。雨沒有停下亦沒有減弱,連Cafe的屋頂都開始滴水。Supan和Mel連忙放水筒盛水,又移開木餐桌座椅以防沾濕,忙得七手八腳。屋頂是用椰樹的葉編成,如果鋪頂時或編織手工不好便有機會出現雨天滲漏的情況。Mel說之前下雨已經發生漏水的情況,但一直未有時間處理,待雨季結束一定會再請人維修。
Unfortunately, it started raining heavily after a short while. The Scottish couple had to return back in the Cafe and they were all wet and soaked with water. They said they are used to rainy day as Scotland rains everyday, but not pouring rain in Scotland is not common. There is no signal that the rain will stop or became weaker. Water leaked through the roof. Supan and Mel acted quickly to bring the bucket to carry the water, moved the tables and chairs to avoid getting wet. There was a chaos. The roof is covered with coconut-leaf blinded top. If the workers did not place the top carefully or the weaving skill is not good enough, it causes leaking problem in rainy season. Mel said the leaking issue happened before but they did not have time to fix it. They will have to do it when rainy season ended. 

Wednesday, 16 August 2017

[2016 斯里蘭卡 Sri Lanka] Galle 燈塔 日落 海龜生蛋 Galle Lighthouse, Sunset, Sea Turtle lay egg

在Cabana 期間,早餐是我最期待的時間,因為Mel、Supan和Supan媽媽都會為我們煮地道早餐,簡單的材料,煮出人情味,呷一口紅茶,欣賞四周的花草,置身於森林中,每天都是好開始。
The breakfast time is my favour moment during stay in Cabana, because the owner's family - Mel, Supan and Supan's Mom will prepare us the local breakfast. I am so amazed with simple ingredients to make tasty dishes, together with a sip of black tea, cherish the natural environment around. We always have our meal inside a forest. Everyday has a good start from here.

Tuesday, 1 August 2017

[2016 斯里蘭卡 Sri Lanka] Hikkaduwa 浮潛 按摩 Snorkeling Massage

雖然cabana有大床,但整晚沒有睡好,因為實在太熱,加上整晚都有蚊在耳邊嗡嗡叫,大腿還被叮得紅腫,十分煩擾,所以我徹底檢查蚊帳,把破洞補好,把躲藏的蚊趕走,好讓我未來幾天可以好好休息。
Although the extra king size bed in the cabana is so big, I didn't sleep very well because of it was too hot to fall a sleep and also the mosquitoes was bugging me hard. They flew around next to my ear and kept biting me. It was so annoying. That's why I had a thorough check of the mosquito net to ensure all the holes are fixed. I have to ensure myself a nice stay for the rest of the days. 

Cabana在cafe提供早餐,咖啡、茶和男友媽媽親自做的斯國早餐,在樹屋吃過的Sambal。
Breakfast is provided from the Cabana. The mom of the owner prepares local breakfast to the guests every morning in the cafe. We had the Sambal. Last time we tried this was in the Treehouse.