[foxfish]

I spent 3 months in Hikkaduwa during the mid eighties, fishing, surfing, diving & all the other things a back packer does! (I was also ill for two weeks, recovered & was ill for another two weeks)
Anyhow there was a big shark fishing industry going on at the time & dynamiting the reefs was popular as well!
Arr the memories come flooding back - we got ripped off about 20 times, one of my mates got stabbed in the shoulder while out in the surf, some child molester got beaten up to an inch of his life in front of our eyes & we all had a great time!!
Actually Srilanka was beautiful & we did have a great time just a bit to stressful at times!