Tsunami warning – Arugam bay- 12th September 2007- 6pm Tsunami warning – Arugam bay- 12th September 2007- 6pm The last major Tsunami warning we had was the night of 28th March 2005, 3 months after the devastating Tsunami occurrence of 26th December 2004, the effects of which are still apparent in certain parts of the Island. Last week I was in Kandy up in the hill country; around 6pm I had a phone call from the Manager at Rocco’s telling me the Army were on the beach evacuating the area as a Tsunami had been predicted to hit the coast between 8pm & 9pm! 17 Sep 2007 by steve Read More Shooting stars, AK47s, 3 men on a bike! Unawatuna - Arugam Bay- Sri Lanka Shooting stars, AK47s, 3 men on a bike! 10th-12th June 2007 I do this trip many times and on most occasions it is a straightforward 340km drive or 200 of your imperial miles. Of course, I would not be writing this if the last trip had been straightforward; "Nothing happened" is not entertaining reading and even I can not abuse the spelling and grammar of such a short statement. 13 Jun 2007 by steve Read More Arugam Bay - Peanut Farm Update Arugam Bay 21/05/07 If you go down to the Peanut Farm today, you’re in for a big surprise! ABay remains quiet, with a trickle of interesting, adventurous, curious visitors. Good news is that looks like picking up in June with a good number of enquiries plus a Dubai surf tour company looking to book with us, www.surfingdubai.com The idea being to bring Dubai’s overheating ex-pats (It is 40 degrees C there and can reach 50 over the coming summer months!) to cooler climes (35ish) and teach them to surf on one of Asia’s top 10 surf points; “The Point” Arugam Bay! 28 May 2007 by steve Read More Arugam Bay News & Safety Well I have just driven over to ABay from Airport via Colombo, Unawatuna and along the coast road. Nothing to report really, nice scenic drive, apart from the 48hr of torrential monsoon rains on the West Coast! Never seen anything like it, just standing still visibility was zero, like looking through an opaque bathroom window, (smells to match in some places!) Met up with friends en-route and all is calm on the ground. Night flights have been suspended and the road to Pottuvil (Closest Town to ABay that you drive through, is closed from 5pm each night to 7.30am) Security is tight in Colombo but as a foreigner I was not stopped or hindered in any way............ 15 May 2007 by steve Read More   Please Select Image Gallery News Archive Tsunami Fund About Links Contact COPYRIGHT STEVE JONES. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. WEBSITE BY RIPSITE. RIPSITE LINKS.