Meeting people

This area has a vast territory with many villages. All accessible via bus, car (4x4 preferred) or motorcycle (Moto-cross prefered). Since this part of SL is very hilly a lot of walking is required. Walking amidst lush tea estates, waterfalls, giant trees reminds one of the beauty bestowed upon the earth by the Creator. It is very easy to engage people in  conversation. They often utter expressions such as:

- "come in sit"

- " tell your message"

- " will you drink tea?"

- " come back ANYTIME"

- " wait, my relatives (usually next door) are coming to hear"

- " thank you " for visiting 

How different, from many who are often just too busy, abrupt,

unkind, unappreciative. You can talk to people regardless of what they are doing, washing clothes, dishes, painting their house, try doing that back home.

A coconut scraper made from a tea plant 

Circa ~1970ish ( as per owner ).

Surrounding Tea Estates

Norwood, Shannon, Kew, Oxford are some estates in this area. Some are 200 years or older, meaning that few individual tea plants are that age.

Dinner time

Although some in Sri Lanka have ovens, many still cook using wood. Below are some examples. Food cooked in clay pots does indeed taste very good.

Nothing wasted

Not what you think,  these are NOT going to the garbage, not here. They still have many a  wall left in them. Found these drying in front of someone's home. 

What could you do with an expired fridge ?? Yes, turn it into a cabinet( notice the "Pringles")

What to do when you do not have a clothes line?