On our last night in Colombo, we decided to visit the Seafood Cove Restaurant on the private beach at the historic Mount Lavinia Hotel (which features in the 1957 film Bridge Over the River Kwai)

Sitting at our table on the sand, only metres from the waves, sipping our margaritas, we were treated to a spectacular and constantly changing palette of pinks and blues as the sun set through monsoonal clouds.

Tempted by the fresh seafood on display, we ordered lime and chilli cuttlefish, garlic butter prawns and steamed whole Modha fish. All delicious …  and a wonderful end to our time in Sri Lanka.

Lime & Chilli Cuttlefish