We awoke this morning to the soft warm glow of the sun rising above the mountains. I stepped out onto our balcony to snap some pictures and do some video to capture the sounds of the very active wildlife. In spite of the many moths and other creatures buzzing about, we both slept very well throughout the night. The netting seems to have done its job. It was now about 7am, and we decided to go for a short hike to a place called Little Adam's Peak.
It was only about half a mile from our villa to the top of the peak, and it gave us good views looking back toward the 98 Acres Resort. It was nice and cool for our brief trek. There were many stray dogs along the path, and especially at the top. Nothing annoys me quicker than a pack of strays following me wherever I go. Poor lil' Cole and lil' Brian had to contend with lil' Mopsy atop lil' Adam's Peak. Eventually they discovered we weren't as interesting as some other tourists, and we seemed to give them the slip.
This was not before two of them ganged up on another and literally pushed it off the side of the mountain. It seemed like a survivable fall, but we never saw that dog again. Dogs are terrible people.
In any event, after taking our pictures, we made our way back down the hill and to the 98 acres resort. We had some breakfast with a 360º panorama of the surrounding area. Christmas music was playing in the background. I forgot where I was for a bit.
I was a bit surprised at the extent at which people celebrate Christmas. There are wreaths and trees everywhere with music playing at all hotel lobbies and restaurants. I have to keep reminding myself that I am in fact in the highlands in the middle of Sri Lanka. We are a long way from home.
Today we have a long drive in store for us again. We are trying to figure out a few stops to break it up, but there will still be at least a three hour stretch with nothing. Wish us luck.
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