Traveled to Bandarawela and stayed at an old colonial hotel above the city. It was built in the 1870 and they stopped updating around 1930. Certainly feels antiquated, complete with eiderdowns and bathtubs.

The road through the mountains passes through massive plantations of tea alongside more mundane crops such as carrots and lettuce. No wonder they call it Little England. The locals are all wrapped up in their winter jackets. Well it's only 17 degrees up here.

Now down on the southern coast. Although I am still north of the equator, there is nothing between me and Antarctica. On the way down visited an Elephant orphanage. Saw the baby elephants get their fix of milk from a funnel and a bucket. Sri Lanka has 6000 wild elephants, on of the highest concentrations on the planet.