Comments on: Old Arugam

By: Thushara

Thushara — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 23:45:09 +0000

I was in Arugambay on end of September @ Peanut Farm hotel
spent our holiday with my friends,really it was the greatest holiday which I’ve spend ever!
that jungle is adventure,beach is amazing & beautiful !!!

I’m really happy to be there again in that lovely place!

best regards
thushara

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By: muzammil

muzammil — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 09:49:27 +0000

very lovely potos

By: Olga

Olga — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 20:15:04 +0000

Hello,
what is the better and shorter way to Arugam Bay from Colombo?
Taxi is rather expensive so i wanna find other way which is not very tiresome.
Thanks in advance.

By: Lance

Lance — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 08:04:18 +0000

In 1983, I did it in 48 hours via train to Batticaloa, survived election fights over night, bussed down to Pottuvil and another bus to the Bay, with a Wave Ski.
The war and curfews over the next 4 months. Finally on the way back to Columbo, a lot of what I witnessed on the way in, had been destroyed.
There were major developments within A’bay during that time, transforming it very quickly from a fishing village to a holiday town.
‘Surfed morning and late arvo every day – about 5 hours a day. As the season was turning off into September, surfwise, one afternoon a slight storm sent 8 footers around the Point for a couple of hours. The boardies couldn’t handle the cross-rip and wind on the face for too long, so I was left to goat-boat it all by myself with about x400 Euro Touros spectating.(15 minutes of glory).
I had got to know a lot of the locals very well during that time and was shocked with the disaster. Photos coming out showed recognisable landmarks destroyed and old friends lost.

A word of warning: Please take care not to get the sandfly bites (the locals call them cocoanut flies) and cover any lesions and keep them dry – there is a Malaria-like infection caused by the sandflies, called Leishmaniasis. Very nasty get it treated and get out of there and then get treated at home again.

A lot happened during that 4 months – a lifetime of memories.

By: Angela Turner

Angela Turner — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:50:54 +0000

Mark,
I am sure if you put a V-8 or two in one of those red buses and ran it on empty you could come close to 41/2 hours. My memories of those red beasts are of teeth clenched, horizontal hairdo and fingernails dug into the shoulders of the person sitting in the seat in front of me.

By: dilsiri

dilsiri — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 08:06:36 +0000

my colleage curt did it in 5 and 1/2 hours. in a jeep. you know, now that the roads are being done it would be much easier.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 13:38:54 +0000

I’ve done it in 5hr. 35min. on a fast motorbike, at night.
Not recommended – but I had to catch a flight.
and surfed too long.

By: mark scanlon

mark scanlon — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 12:23:36 +0000

has anyone ever driven to aragumbay from colombo in 4 1/2 hours?????
that would be a scary ride!!!

By: anusar

anusar — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:22:32 +0000

old vreey nice i love arugam bay pottuvil

By: shana

shana — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:58:31 +0000

old is gold………. great.. i really love this pictures & all.dear arugam bay ,you have long way to go………….. good luck
cheers
chamila