Journey to World's End
What follows is the adventure trip that we have made to the Horton Plains, the silent plain of Horton to the end of the world.On 13th april 2007, relaxing at the delightful Nuwraliya after morning breakfast me and my wife and some other firends started our journey to one of the most exciting place in Sri Lanka, the world end at 11 am in the morning. It was a beautiful day morning sun was shining from the blue sky. Temprature was 20c and its the best whether I have ever had experienced at Nuwraliya.
To reach our Horton plain we travelled 26km through mountains and rainy forests. we enjoy climbing to top of that mountain by our vehicle. On the way we saw one of the vehicle went off from the road. Luckily all the passengers escaped. If you are a foriegner to get entrance you have to bear $14 for adult and $7 bucks for a child. From the entrance gate to reach ticketing and checking counters you have to travel another few killometers. On the way we saw the beauty of nature.
Horton Plains is a large area of upland grassland that was once used by the colonials to hunt elephant and deer - they had cleared the forest for that purpose. The area was lovely, it gave me a feeling of space & peace. The plains reach over 2000 meters high with the mountains of Kirigalpotta and Totapola looming up from the edges of the plateau. The most tremendous feature of the strange silent world of the plains however is Worlds End, where the plains abruptly stop leaving you hovering over a straight drop of 880 meters.We walked approximately 2 hours around 5km to see the amazing view of the world end. Other than sounds of wind and water, the only sounds to be heard are bird calls, and small creatures whistles. After several hours walk we finally get there around 15hrs in the evening. It was cold and weather was so nice to stay there for next day morning. But we are supposed to go back as soon as possible. so we rushed to the top of the mountain we felt as if we were siting on a cloud thick, gray mist surronded us. This view was noexistent. From the top its very difficult to see the bottom due to fog.
Then we walked to the bakers fall. Another interesting place discovered by Sir Samuel Baker and a good stopover on your way to the World`s end. The icy waters glisten in the sunshine amid a backdrop of mountain terrain and deep valleys. If you are lucky you may see the rare black monkey and rhododendrons in bloom.After a great day of exploring beauty of nature at Horton place we walked to go back to our vehicle. After a long jounery everybody seems to be tired and lazy. Horton Plains is an exhilarating experience. A land of many moods, it is a windswept wilderness to which one returns time and time again.
