October 12th Arugam bay to Ella

In my early morning walk I went to the beach to watch the fish come in. There were 50 fishing boats all landing at the same time and emptying their nets of fish. The fish were only 10 inches long and three people would unroll the nets and shake the fish onto a mat on the sand. It seemed everyone from the village was there to help drag the boats up the beach, and then buy the fish. At the same times hundreds of dogs hung around and thousands of bird were looking for their share. It was loud and crowded.

Fishermen

Fish in the nets

We have left the seaside and we climbed into the hills to Ella. At 1040 feet it was a hill station for the English during the hot summer months. We are here to look at the tea plantations and hike in the countryside. At this time of the year it rains every afternoon. Today was no exception. We sat on the balcony and watched the building across the street disappear in the mists. Tomorrow we start the day with a hike.

Ravana Falls near Ella