Weligama

Weligama is a bustling coastal town roughly a 40 minute drive east of Galle, on the most southern tip of Sri Lanka. The town centre is set back from the beach and here you will witness day-to-day Sri Lankan town life. The beach is wide and long, covered with lots of colourful fishing boats and it is a great place to buy fresh fish from the morning catch. The beach is famous for its gentle break breach waves – a perfect spot to learn to surf in the warm and gentle water with surf instructors from around the world. It is also just a 5 minute drive from Mirissa Harbour where the southern whale-watching excursions depart from – an area also known for its distinctive stilt fisherman that can be seen in the early hours of the morning and early evening.  

To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.
Bill Bryson