Return to album listHill Country Part 2 (Ella)
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One of the region’s many tea factories
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The vista from Little Adam’s Peak
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Some welcome shade at the top of Little Adam’s Peak
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Sri Lankan breakfast: coconut rice, roti and a variety of curries
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Afternoon snack of short eats
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Ella Rock just after sunrise
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Dogs make much better time than I do on the tracks
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The man who led us to the top of Ella Rock
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Drongo
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The view from our room.
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Hoppers with curry for breakfast
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Small palm squirrels, like this one, make an incredibly shrill chirp.
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Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura)
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Demodara Nine Arch Bridge (also featured on the 50 rupee note)
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169.75 miles from Colombo, in the hill country
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The engineer slowed the train so that we could get a better photo.
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A big plate of kottu roti after the hike
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String hoppers for breakfast
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Another visit to a tea factory where photos aren’t allowed inside – sorry!
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Wood for the leaf drying ovens
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Tea pluckers
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A huge spread of curries tonight – out favorite was the garlic curry with whole cloves
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