Horton’s Plains & World’s End

The van went up and up. One hairpin route after another. My ears popped a lot but the views were stunning. We got to the gate and paid $25 US to get into Horton’s Plains, Sri Lanka’s only national park.

We drove further and the mist from the clouds grew thicker. We were told it would be best to go early in the morning because of this. There was no time but at 4pm.

The 11 km hike started flat then moved down hill. The mist and fog made it hard to see but what could be seen was amazing. No one was on the trail so it was peaceful. I got to a small ledge called “little worlds end” but couldn’t see anything. I hiked further to “world’s end” which was supposed to over look a village and tea fields but the fog made it impossible to see anything.

I carried on. The trees disappeared and made way for rolling hills. The path was more downhill than up. The fog lifted leaving blue skies. The path lead through another grouping of trees and a waterfall.

The sky was going from blue to pink and purple. I was worried it would be black so I walked faster. I made it back to the van as the moon, the stars and the milky way were starting to show themselves.

I love this country.