A quiet day
April 21, 2025 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
As several of the group had attempted the ascent of Adams Peak, a 5000 steps ascent taking 7to 9hrs in total., today was a quiet one
I went for a walk round the stalls/shops before we moved on to the next place.
This meant i got a closer look at the buses ..inside is as decorated as outside. I also saw the prison bus ..which could not have in any way contained any offenders and was actually empty !
One of the group fell yesterday, causing a wound to the bridge of her nose...for which she went to hospital...The ambulance had very little in it by way of equipment but did have a spare tyre!
.The Community hospital was apparently deserted ..zero waiting time.
On the way to the next hotel , we stopped at a Tea Castle for lunch...lovely place and lovely views
The area is significant for tea picking and we saw the ladies working hard ,with the collection bags attached to their heads .we also saw them around a wagon with the full bags of leaves
Tomorrow, instead of today, we will go to the tea factory
We also passed an impressive Hindu temple en route.
There's been some lovely scenery on the bus today including views of Adams Peak, a lake with islands in and 3 or 4 waterfalls.
We are staying, in an area known as Little England! Iv seen, signs for Somerset and Edinburgh and to cap it all we are staying in The Blackpool hotel ! ...though no beach anywhere in sight and the hotel exceeds ,( just ) anything Blackpool has to offer..its quite colonial in appearance and decor .
On arrival at the hotel there was a red carpet ,we acquired another red dot on the forehead and had to light a candle in the reception
To complete the concept of being in England the weather is overcast , not hot and raining!😅🤦♀️...It hasn't made me homesick.
One good thing about bus touring ,is the luggage, once in reception or outside your room, is taken care of and magically arrives at the next hotel without any effort.
It then gets brought to your next room..bit different than my travels round Japan, where i was lugging my luggage on and off trains and up and down stairs as there were surprisingly few escalators or lifts .
Iv been given a time lapse video that illustrates ,to some extent the queueing to see the Buddha's tooth in Kandy which i will include in today's videos.Read more