Sunday, May 20, 2007

From Ella to the end of the World

We arrived at Ella in the pouring rain so the conditions weren't perfect to appreciate the beauty of one of Sri Lanka's largest waterfalls. A managed to keep my camera dry while snapping a photo and stood eating mango followed by sweetcorn under the makeshift awning of the fruit seller's shack. By this point we'd driven for about 6 hours from Colombo and still had to find somewhere near enough to Horton Plains so we could make it to World's End before 9.30 the next morning. The driver asked if I wanted a guide and as it only cost about 2 pounds 50 I thought why not; what the driver didn't mention was the guide couldn't speak English. I then guilt tripped the driver into walking round with us so he could translate; that didn't work out to well either as the guide spoke some obscure dialect of Sinhalese and the drivers first language was Tamil anyhow.
You can't see how much my knees where knocking as I shuffled backwards towards the edge.Some people are less bothered by heights.
Check the shear drop on the right. Somewhere out there is the Indian Ocean.
Wildlife and scenic shot all in one.Oscar the Grouch or the easiest way to remove a rubbish bag?Eat your heart out David Attenborough. Completing the circle; I started with a waterfall so I'll end with one, Baker's Fall.