RAVANA DWANA WATERFALL
The cook just took off for his 15 minute break. I guess Sunday is not a big day. I am here in Ella town picking up food for everyone at the guest house. The cook just created a vegetable kotthu dish that has become one of Dwana’s favorites. This morning Mr Nelson drove us in his tuk-tuk to catch the sunrise at Rawana Waterfall. Good to finally take a swim in some fresh water. And since we were early, we arrived before all the bathers. ANy fresh water source becomes a bathing area and washing clothes area for all Sri Lankans. The waterfall streams off Ella rock maybe 1000 feet above. We arrived early but not early enough to arrive before the Buddhists monks. And so if the Buddhists monks were down bathing at Ravana Waterfall who was doing the Buddhist chanting at the Buddhist Temple in Ella. That’s right – a cassette tape recording. To download – click here. Everyone, even Ezra jumped in the fresh cold water. The sun had not become to strike the place where we jumped in. We ended up climbing up a bit to reach the sun. A perfect vantage point. A soon as Mr Nelson left us to go wash his tuk-tuk, a hawker type approached us and wanted to sell us soon gems and trade for a piece of our local currency, of which I had none because I was here to swim and go back for breakfast. Which is what we did real fast. On the drive back we stopped to take pictures of monkeys on the side of the road. Viena and Ezra really love the wind rush of a tuk-tuk. They smiled all the way back to the guesthouse. In the afternoon we rested and went on a small walk to find some coconut water and ice cream. Tomorrow we leave on the 6:40 train to Kandy. Our neighbor Peter at the guest house just came from Kandy and gave us some good hints at things to do. We might walk Little Adam’s Peak one more time this evening, but we will see who has the energy. i wish I could bottle up that waterfall and splash the water over Ezra next time he becomes too hot. Waterfall in a bottle.
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