Haputale

On the bus from Tissamaharama to Haputale - everyone is very friendly	Diyaluma Falls - the bus stopped especially for us to take a photo	A stall by the road	Our hotel in Haputale
Our balcony, and view...	...of the tea bushes...	...all around the hill country	Tea estate
Tea bushes	Tea bushes	Some of the bushes have purple flowers	Nasi Goreng (Indonesian but served here)
New train from Haputale to Ella	Macaques using the power lines...	...and roofs to get about	Mother and baby
Mother and baby	St Andrew's Church - 1869	St Andrew's Church	Colourful Truck
Locals walk along the trainline - easier than the road	Up at 4:30am to get to Lipton's Seat...	...for sunrise	Here comes the sunrise
Another day	It was cold and windy, so we huddled in the tuk tuk	Sunrise	Sunrise
Lipton's Seat Lookout	Sir Thomas Lipton (Scottish tea baron) used to sit here and survey his tea estate	Tea bushes all around	Growing on steep hillsides
Tea leaves	Little signs of encouragement around the tea estate	Tea estate	Tea bush
We stop for a cup of tea here	Lovely cuppa and a delicious string hopper rolled with coconut and sugar	Dambatenne Tea Facory - Sir Thomas Lipton built this in 1890	We did smile at the parking allocations
The tea factory plan - we're not allowed to photograph inside the processing areas	Tea history	Tea tasting	Ceylon Tea
Tea around the world	Tea to buy	Hindu Temple at Dambatenne	Dambatenne Hindu Kovil
Dambatenne Hindu Kovil	Tea bushes	Another type of flower on a tea bush	Around Haputale
Haputale	We try driving a tuk tuk - it's trickier than it looks	Weekly market	Coconuts
Fish stall	Veggies	Dried fish	Spicy snacks - we bought some
Weekly market	Local produce	Breadfruit	Special flour for string hoppers
Cinnamon	Dolphin - not actual dolphin - doughier roti	Fish	Shark
Don't know what this is but very neatly presented	Horton Plains National Park	An undulating plateau 2000m high	Sambar deer
Sambar deer	Let's start our 10km trail	Stick to the designated paths	Fantastic scenery
Mini World's End	Beautiful variety of trees - we hear and see the trees swaying with purple-faced langurs but can't see them	Trail to World's End	Wee squirrel darts across the path
Pete on trail	There's a few other tourists as well	World's End...	...a stunning escarpment that plunges 880m
Great views of the lowlands	Prickly foliage	The terrain and scenery changes	It's a popular trail
We're glad we came early, as the day gets warmer	Love this wee lizard	He even poses for us	Baker's Falls
Baker's Falls	Baker's Falls	On trail	On trail near the end
We drove through this fantastic forest on a steep twisty, windy road	Yay, from our tuk tuk	We say goodbye to Haputale...	...and get on a train...
...through the hills to Ella