What’s the difference between a sunrise and a sunset in a photo? No, me neither. Anyway, this is the former. After an extremely early start (alarm set for 04.20 – and we’re supposed to be on holiday) we had an hour’s drive to the Horton Plains.
You can see its popular – this is the queue to get in just after 6.00.
So what is it? A very famous nature reserve high up in the mountains – between 7000 and 7500 feet, so for the first time this holiday we had to dig out a jumper. But they take conservation so seriously – this is the queue to get bags checked, and every last little piece of plastic and other potential litter is removed. Water bottles excepted, although they are looking to change that next year as well.
Then a 9km walk. Eileen feeling a bit under the weather, and also I think some mild altitude sickness, but she did it. However, all photos of her were banned today!
So here we go – nothing special so far …
Until we got to the edge. Apparently the valley is about 3000 feet, so we kept away from the edge.
And you wouldn’t believe how long we had to wait to get a clear view without all the selfie takers …
…bit like this one, although Eileen took it as my arms aren’t that long!
Then the day’s next instalment of a train ride to Ella. Here’s a train …
And some random shots from the window. Unremittingly green – most of it is a cloud forest which means it doesn’t rain much as the clouds don’t get especially high and so just condense when they touch the trees.
More climbing tomorrow – Eileen might decide to stay in bed after today.