Uchimunai Church, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka

I don’t have a lot of information on this fisherman’s church on the tip of the Kalpitiya spit, except that it is Roman Catholic, and obviously not in regular use. I was told a mass is held once a year on its saint’s feast day. It’s design, the current renovations going on, and the dry sandy terrain around give it a decidedly Mexican feel. You can reach it by driving north along the Kalpitiya spit, but you’ll need a good dirt bike or 4×4 truck to navigate the deep sand; or you can do what I did in August 2017, and take a boat across the lagoon.

The Wind Riders

Kite Surfer, Donkey Point, Kalpitiya. Shot on assignment for Serendib, the inflight magazine of Sri Lankan Airlines. My story, ‘Wind Riders‘, runs in the September 2017 issue. Check it out when you fly SriLankan, or follow the link.