Idalgashinna

We left  my  friend's  home around 2.20 pm to catch the 2.30 pm train to Badulla.It was a journey of about 3 hours.Then we got off at Idalgashinna station.It's about half past five. what a joyful ride . idalgashinna railway station is nice and beautiful railway station in sri lanka ever...

 idalgashinna is a small town located between haputale and ohiya ,in badulla district,is 1,615m above the sea leval.one of the most beautiful hike and  filled with so many attractive viwes all around the way up there and specially at the top .Then we started our Idalgashinna Hike.there are several place to go to  peak of the mountain,but sadly , not much could be see. it was very dark. the small town of idalgashinna , was coverd by a blanket of thick mist. though nothing was visible.the track was not difficult and ended near the huge water tank. from there onwards the path was not clear.  as we passed the water tank on the left, a stone paved footpath led straight up to a patch of pin forest.we walked through tea bushes , while the tea  estate spread out onto the left of our trekking path.taking a break, we looked back along the path that we trekked, and could see the tiny station enveloped by thick mist. the path was slepppery due to the wet dround. on our right , was the pine forest patch,

We passed the pine trees and climbed to the top of the hill.It was seven o'clock when we finished climbing the mountain.At that time we did not see anything. Because it was covered in mist.Before we got there, the people who had gone there had pitched a camping tent.Luckily we had a little space to make our tent.Then we had our country food ready.The day before, it had been raining hard in Idalgashinna and it was very difficult to light the stove.but finally we did.We had dinner and then sang with the older brothers and sisters in the other camps who came there.Then we all went to sleep at about 10 p.m.Then we got up around 5.30 in the morning to see the sunrise. we took lot of pic there. the viwe was amazing.

                                                                                                

When I woke up in the morning it was very cold.Then we made tea for everyone in the camp and there was a 10.30 train so we left at 9.15. it was a nice experience.