Mervin invited me for this 4.5 days trip headed to Jaffna just two days prior to the departure, which impressed me to join without leaving me to think twice as everybody loves to visit this part of the island especially after the war, which dragged for nearly 30 years or more.

When the alarm clock rang at such an early hour of the morning, I have to admit I was tempted to stay in bed on the basis that holidays shouldn't entail such discomforts. Clutching our packed lunches kindly provided by Peacock Beach Hotel in Hambantota (which proved more then adequate), we drove ourselves over to the nearby town of Tissamaharama where we picked up our pre-arranged jeep.