I wasn't too sad when Little Man woke us up at 7:30 .... until I saw the weather outside
Not okay. We headed off to breakfast and hoped for the best. Breakfast was good - again. I know Stewart was happy that he finally was eating somewhere that understands when he asks for fried eggs! Little Man's friend from last night stopped by the table to say hi. Even though he burst into tears last night when being held, he was quite friendly today and laughing and smiling with everyone.
Everyone here has been so incredibly friendly. When we were walking to breakfast, the hotel manager stopped us and apologized for the crummy weather - as if he could do anything! Then the owner stopped us and said that they had a suite on the second floor that might be better for us since we were confined indoors with a baby. He said that we could just move back and forth between our room and the suite when the weather cleared. It was very nice of him. While we were eating, the chef came out and offered to make Little Man something special for breakfast. People go above and beyond to make sure our stay is great.
After breakfast, we checked out the suite. It was really nice and roomy. We said no for now but we may move later. If the baby was walking, we probably would switch so we wouldn't go stir crazy confined to a small room. Then Little Man surprised us all and slept three hours! When he woke up, we headed down to the beach while it was sprinkling. We made a mad dash to the room when it started raining harder. Stewart and I ate lunch on the patio while watching the rain fall.
We decided to venture out in the drizzles and check out Galle Fort which was built in 1588. It's a World Heritage Site now. What's cool is inside the fort a city has built up. There's a mixture of the old world with the new. We took a tuk tuk which was my first time riding in one!
Excuse the face but that's the Dutch Reform Church in the background with a Buddhist monk riding in a purple tuk tuk. We walked around the streets...until we realized that we forgot to put on bug spray. One of us got bit by a mosquito type known to carry Dengue Fever and developed an acute case of hypochondria. We headed to the top of the fort walls where the breeze protected us from the mosquitoes.
Clouds were rolling in so we headed back to the hotel ... just in time!
Once we got back, we decided to hop in our pool. It was drizzling and we were going to be wet anyway so why not?
Little Man modeled his speedo (swim diaper). He's definitely a water baby. He didn't care about the drizzling or cold water. He loved it all! We got a swim tube for him. He's already figured out to go places he needs to kick.
After swimming, Stewart and I enjoyed a tasty beverage while waiting for it to be dinner time. The sky cleared and we were able to eat out on the beach under the stars. We had salad nicoise, lemongrass chicken broth, pineapple sorbet, herbed spring chicken (Stewart), breaded fish and prawns (Kari), and then a type of cake that had coconut in it and fruit kebabs. The staff all speak English pretty well but we still have occasional problems. When Stewart asked what was for dessert, the waiter said what sounded like queam pudding with badangadang. We only understood pudding and still can't figure out where that was in the dish!
Not sure what we're doing tomorrow. It all depends on the weather.
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