The Space
The home itself is a well-kept, warm family home. As part of their house, they built an extra bedroom with double bed and attached bathroom especially for guests. Meals are served on the veranda, where we heard live organ music come from one of the neighbouring houses. Interaction with Guests
Your host, Sanjeevani, lives here with her husband Ranjith. Sanjeevani is all genuine smiles,
as she served us delicious Helepa, a Sri Lankan sweet she made herself, to go with the herbal tea. This treatment certainly was no coincidence, as she’s known to love cooking and can even give proper cooking classes to her guests. Ranjith is a happy chap too, who is a tuktuk driver so he can take you all over the place and can arrange for longer trips too, for instance to the Sinharaja forest. All in all a really nice couple of hosts, these two. The Neighbourhood
Once you get to the area around Matara you’ve reached the Southern end of Sri Lanka. It was here, standing on the Dondra Head that biologists spotted the giant Blue Whales only a few years ago, which kicked of Mirissa as a whale watching hub. Matara itself is where you arrive by bus, go to the bank and do some shopping, while nearby Midigama, Weligama and Polhena are where the surfers go. Further East lie the beach towns Tangalle and Rekawa, which is known for its turtle hatchery. This area would certainly be our choice for a beach vacation. Sanjeevani’s is located in a quiet residential area of Weligama. Everyone knows everyone here, so you’ll be a neighbourhood socialite in no time. Close to the temple, the island, the surf, that bunch of crocodiles… you’ve got it all right here.
