Spring Break in 10 Photos

The small town of Mirissa is on the southern coast of Sri Lanka and home to a beautiful stretch of beach with just enough surf to entertain the six and older crowd for hours at a time. In fact, none of the adults among the four families we were traveling with could recall when they last had so much sand in their bathing suits.

Here, Jonah and Liam (and Emma) are about to get decked:

Jonah goes back for more:

The waters off Mirissa are on the migration path of blue whales - blue whales! - so we spent one morning out at sea with Raja. He knew just where to find these amazing creatures (unfortunately, the photos did not do justice) and educated our group about conservation efforts in the region along the way.

As we climbed aboard this tiny ship, Dramamine was distributed to all passengers which made for a very quiet return to port.

One morning, everyone was entertained by a group of men hired to climb the tall palm trees and pick ripe coconuts that might otherwise fall on a hotel guest. It was a bit nerve-wracking to watch them in action with just a rope wrapped around their feet for grip and no safety harness:

Coincidentally, the full moon in the sky also occurred during this week:

After a few attempts, we finally managed to get the boogie boards in sync for one blog-worthy action shot: