VGNTravel

Summer enjoyable is over. Later, at Casuarina Seaside, we drank coconut water and watched bathers in the sea, the bed so sandy that the water appeared almost beige. Behind us, a snack store played previous Tamil songs about love in the moonlight. The days have been vivid and intensely scorching; the solar throwing the sharp, deep shadows of a de Chirico painting. Jaffna’s meals appeared to have absorbed the mood of its local weather: fiery curries of recent crab; an addictive relish of grated coconut, chiles, and cured tuna; vegetables diced and spiced. The heat inflamed our senses, shook us awake.

Jemima ~ I’m joyful to say ~ is a good friend of mine. And she’s just as lovely and sweet as she seems to be, however with a bonus: She’s fun!! (She’s Australian so what do ya expect?) 🙂 We’ve been ready to hang around just a few times …