5.30am boot camp & best sri lanka day

This morning, at 5 am we set off to lions rock an iconic rock here in Sri Lanka ..to climb the 1200 + steps to the top for the sunrise
It was a slog but fortunately reasonably cool by sri lanka standards....still over20degrees I'd say
The view at the top was lovely. Many trees and lakes and a Buddha in the distance , plus the sunrise and i think a cloud inversion .coming down was.also challenging as steps were uneven.
Part way i got chance to have the experience of the snake round me...it was heavy !
A few days ago ,I got lost on the way back to the bus, and discovered an enormous golden Buddha which we were due to see today...there's been banter about this incident , as the bus with everyone on it had to come to collect me
So ,today we went back to this Buddha now known as Jo's Buddha.
The group insisted I went again...so I did ....telling them that if they'd gone on a Gojo tour instead of an Explore tour they'd have seen it the other day...they all actually agreed it would have been sensible and viable..

Later we went to a silk shop and after the demonstration I had chance to try a sari....much more comfortable than the kimono in Japan! But did love the kimono experience
We were taken to a spice garden which i thought I'd find boring but the guide was excellent and we all had chance for short free massage
This evening we have been to see the temple of the tooth in Kandy...it is a holy week for buddhists and thousands of people are queuing out over night to see the relic which is Buddha's tooth...its surreal..there.are vast indescribable amount of people!! many have to stand all day and all night as so squashed there's no room to lie down or so it seems....so many police and military officers around....quite a remarkable experience..Kandy seems to be a big town but is currently mayhem on steroids!..but an experience I'd not have had if I'd come at some other time.
Feeling a little more settled in the group, though taking nothing for granted..
Better also as have finally seen some of the things I identified as the tourist attractions that interested me .
Overall, despite being up so early and still awake at 11pm.,Id say best sri lanka day so farLeggi altro