Day 12 Ella to Nuwara Eliya

Sat on our balcony first thing and watched the ladies on the slopes below picking the tea and chatting away. Before leaving the hotel we were given a Buddhist blessing for a safe journey and a new little rope bracelet
We were collected and had a 2.5 hour drive to Nuwara Eliya - otherwise known as little England . Odd place up in the hills with very English architecture, a race course and a lake called Gregory’s lake . Very much an old colonial town and now a popular place for Sri Lankans at the weekend .
After a coffee headed to our hotel which was half an hour further up into the mountains in the middle of a tea plantation . It is an old plantation managers home and only has 4 bedrooms called Goatsfell . There was a thick mist when we arrived - first time I’ve felt chilly since being here .
After lunch Verity and I went out on our own with a gps map for a 4.5 km walk - I was relying on Verity’s D of E skills ! We saw many ladies picking tea - I learnt when I got back I should have taken chocolate to give them. Had a little conversation after a fashion with one who showed us what she was picking . Unfortunately the views were non existent due to the thick mist .
Nice walk and then delightful supper and returned to our room to find hot water bottles in our beds .Read more