Well I got up at 2am a couple of nights ago to climb Adams Peak. Its one of the most important pilgrimage sights in Sri Lanka, with the rock footprint on the top variously attributed to Buddha, Adam leaving Eden and others depending on your point of view. Started up the hill (its actually 5200+ , and lit at night, due to the volume of pilgrims) around 2:45am and reached the summit about 5:30am. Cold wait for dawn but the view from the top was amazing - really worth if (see picture). I hung around until about 7:15 then came back down, showered, and drove back to meet Ranee at Nuwareliya about three hours drive away (she opted to sit this one out!).
I've been paying for that hike for the last few days - still stiff and sore and suffering up and down stairs. We're at Yala National park right now. Did a safari drive last night and again this morning - about to head out for this evenings drive. Seen a few sloth bears and elephant, deer, water buffalo, peacocks, crocodiles, mongoose and lots of smaller creatures - are hoping to see a leapord if we're lucky. Tomorrow we're heading somewhere to lie on the beach for a couple of days - these early starts are getting to us!
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