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Where God dropped off Adam!
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... town for all those Pilgrims wishing to climb the mountain. Adam's Peak is supposedly where ************* after kicking him out of paradise. He would have to leave him at the top of a steep hill!! Not a chilled out beach!!?? The town was busy with Pilgrims, we befriended a toothless Indian man who ran a 24 hour kind of cafe where we ate Roti's and picked up supplies for our hike up the mountain. It frequently rained but we both ...
Pilgrimage Season on Adam's Peak
... it rose, a group of four white-robed musicians led a procession around the temple, with a flute-like instrument player leading the way and three drummers following. The sun rose over the mountains around us to the beat of the drumming—it was a shared primeval and reverential moment.
Perhaps in our hurry to get warmer, we descended down the first steps that we saw, which were steps that we had not come up. These steps were steep, and I was doubtful about their ...
Discover the South of Sri Lanka
Sightseeing of Kataragama, then leave to Udawalawe national park for a jeep safari, it comprises grassland, thorn scrubs, and many valuable species of trees, then proceed to Sinharaja Rain Forest. The Sinharaja Forest Reserve WHU, a biodiversity hotspot, with its own unique eco-system consisting of protected birds, flora and fauna. Located in south-west Sri ...
Kids versus Wild - canyoning adventure
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With the rain still coming down heavily, we started to wonder what to do next with the children. Every activity suggested by our guide or the hotel involved either climbing Adam's Peak (the highest mountain in Sri Lanka with 5,000 steps to the summit), or driving 2 hours each way to visit a town called Nuwara Eliya. Thankfully we didn't have to resort to either of these: we met Wade, a Canadian who runs an ...
Kids v Wild - episodes 1 and 2
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... we discovered one of the pitfalls of being a tea picker: leaches. The wet weather brought them out in droves, and I had to quickly get over my own phobia of them to ensure that we didn't have all 3 children freaking out every time we stepped out of the door. They did really well - even Zach (!) - as each walk involved removing at least 5 or 6 leaches.
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