Why break the chain?
4:30am start to visit Horton Plains National Park, where the after a 6 mile hike, one is rewarded with a stunning 1800 meter DROP OF Doooooooooooooooom!!!
Early morning in the park, where a lone eucalyptus tree struggles to stand out against the shroud of pea soup fog.
Almost cartoon like spiders web... we did not wait for Charlotte to come back home.
Some helpful signage in case you miss the 1800 meter DROP OF Doooooooooooooooom!!!
Heather and I have carefully refined our roles on these trips...
I research airfare, she handles itinerary.
I need WiFi, she needs a hot shower.
I take photos, she is the subject.
Usually the roles work well, except when on occasion, in my blind focus for a money shot, I disregard life and limb.
Like for example when I gently encouraged her to hang off aforementioned 1800 meter DROP OF Doooooooooooooooom!!!
The very definition of a forced smile...
We continued up the trail to an even more ominous and dangerous look out point,
where we bore witness to the sun seemingly melting the fog, turning it into a cascading torrent,
thundering down to the valley floor below.
After the magic and majesty of the DROP OF Doooooooooooooooom!!!, the long walk back is broken up by a small detour to small but picturesque Baker Falls.
This little guy almost found the bottom of my boot, save the sun playing off the brilliant colors of his shell... again, almost cartoon like in appearance...
As mentioned previously, the Sri Lankan train system is a legacy from the British colonial days,
and has received very little in the way of an upgrade since implemented in the late 1800s.
There is a particular stretch of track, from just outside the Horton Plains park to a sleepy hill town
called Ella, where the track weaves through waves of rolling hills, blanketed in the lush green of
tea bushes.
The train is rarely full in this section, as it is near the end of the line, and you can literally hang off the train to catch some pretty awesome views.
and has received very little in the way of an upgrade since implemented in the late 1800s.
There is a particular stretch of track, from just outside the Horton Plains park to a sleepy hill town
called Ella, where the track weaves through waves of rolling hills, blanketed in the lush green of
tea bushes.
The train is rarely full in this section, as it is near the end of the line, and you can literally hang off the train to catch some pretty awesome views.
Although still risking life & limb, Heather was much happier hanging from a moving train than
the 1800 meter DROP OF Doooooooooooooooom!!!
A short glimpse of the music of a steam engine powered train...
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