Horton Plains National Park Kandy

An early morning start today. Left the guest house at 5am in the cold and dark. The tuk tuk ride was uncomfortable and cold at best and seeming just went on and on. A couple of hours later we arrived at Horton Plains National Park. A long wait for an array of forms to be filled in. Why is taking ridiculous amounts of money from us so time consuming …

Después del primer bus, nos bajamos en una ciudad intermedia para hacer cambio al segundo bus, donde los tuk-tuk trataban de embaucarnos diciéndonos que el bus ya no pasaba mas o que se demoraría varias horas mas en llegar, que lo mejor era irnos en sus pequeños vehículos con "local price". Como ya no somos tan pollos, no les compramos y esperamos …

5.30 am start for Horton Plains National Park, taking jeep from hotel with packed breakfast.
Bumpy ride approx 1 hour, passing first terraced veg gardens (European veg) then grass with cows, ( New Zealand farms) then climbing more steeply through cloud forest with some bright red rhododendron in flower , plus tibouchina and many bushes and …

Nuwara Eliya was founded by the English, it is high in the mountains, is much cooler and rains often, people tell us it is 'Little England'. We had to visit the famous Mackwood Tea Plantation, for the history.......and the free cup of tea!! Most visitors here take a taxi or 'tuk tuk' to the plantation, but not us, the public bus is cheap and you …

... .   We got up in zombie like states after making it to bed just a few hours before and drove to Horton Plains National Park. The walk to Worlds End (viewpoint) was slightly clouded but impressive views awaited us, followed by a quick swim in ...