Last night, we stayed in a beach bungalow near Kalkudah Beach. Kalkudah Beach is a beautiful beach but Passikudah Beach is even more beautiful. These two beaches are nearby and are often referred to together as Kalkudah & Passikudah Beaches.
I was speechless when I looked at Passikudah Beach. The beach is wide, about 2Km from left to right. The sand is white and fine, nothing coarse. The water is blue, clear and calm as it is well protected from the monsoon by an offshore reef. One can wade one or two hundred meters into the sea and the water level does not even reach the shoulder.
I predict that Passikudah/Kalkuddah Beach will appear in the itineraries of all tour packages when the tourism flourishes again. By then Passikudah will be packed with tourists. For now, we had virtually the whole place to ourselves. About a couple of hundred meters away from the beach, two resort hotels are under construction.
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| Kalkudah Beach |
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| Passikudah Beach |
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| Sea at Passikudah Bay |
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| Passikudah Beach |
On the way back from Passikudah Beach, we passed by Southeastern University of Sri Lanka. It has four faculties: Art & Culture, Applied Science, Management & Commerce and Islamic Studies & Arabic Language.
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| Southeastern University of Sri Lanka |
We left Passikudah at around 4 p.m., driving along east coast to go to Arugam Bay which is a famous seaside resort amongst surf riders. We drove pass Akkaraipattu town, a muslim-majority municipality in Ampara District. This town was also hit by the 2004 tsunami.
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| A muslim town - Akkaraipattu |
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| Town Residents |
After dinner at a 24x7 Muslim Cafe at Pottuvil, we went straight to Stardust Arugam Bay. When we reached Stardust, it was past 9 p.m. The hotel manager Henry, a German, led us to our rooms.
