OCEANA TRINCO
Boutique Beachfront · Trincomalee
The fishermen land yellowfin around six in the morning on the sand in front of us. If you want to eat it for lunch, tell the kitchen the night before and they will keep you the belly.
None. You will not be the only person eating dinner barefoot with sand still on your feet.
Twelve tables under the palms, six of them at the edge where the light goes orange at about half past five. Those are worth asking for.
landed this morning, lime, green chilli, sea salt
tiger prawns, coconut, curry leaf, tomato
charred, red onion, coriander, lime
from the lagoon, mignonette or plain
We came for three nights in July and stayed nine. The sea was flat every single morning, the kitchen cooked whatever the boats brought in, and nobody once tried to sell us a tour.
Two minutes on the coast between Uppuveli and Nilaveli — the beach, the reef and the boats that go out before light.
Call us — no commission, and we can hold the room.