Sights on the road from Walapane to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

Sights on the road from Walapane to Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka.

A tea factory, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Sights on a tea estate, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

A house by the road

'Lines' of the workers on the estate

A small cave

A staff bungalow

The return journey from 'Kurundu Ella', Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Randenigala reservoir

Road on a hill-side

Cattle grazing

Tea-estate road

Near the "Kurundu Ella'', Walapane, Sri Lanka.

The inlet sluice for the diverted water.

Watching tadpoles swimming in the water

The concrete canal to carry the diverted water to the turbine.

Part of the Kurundu Oya below the water fall.

At the foot of the 'Kurundu Ella' water diversion site, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

The waterfall and the concrete canal/

A small stream

The sluice gate for the water inlet to the concrete canal

Please click on the web-link below to see a video of the place:-

https://youtu.be/MzAVA2xx1jk

Work site at the point of water diversion, Kurundu Ella, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Going down hill to get close to the Kurumdu Oya waterfall, Walapane, Sri Lanka

The waterfall seen from a distance.

Meeting oncoming traffic

A parking space at a hairpin bend

Have to walk it from here.

The climb up to the Kurundu Oya waterfalls, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

'Saama Chaithya' to the Kurundu Oya waterfall, Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Going up the steep mountain on a four wheel drive with many hairpin bends to negotiate was a thrilling experience. The scenery was superb.

Inside the chamber housing the statue of Lord Buddha, at the 'Saama Chaithya', Walapane, Sri Lanka.

Sights from the Japanese buillt 'Saama Chaithya', Walapane, Sri Lanka.

The 'Saama Chaithya'

The garden with a stone  stela with etched Japanese characters

A view of the Walapane town from the site of the 'Chaithya'. 'Auslink Hotel' where we stayed two nights is seen  on the left bottom of the picture.

The 'Randenigala' reservoir seen from the 'Saama Chaiithya'

On an early morning, the mist covered hills and the dew covered greenery with the sight of the 'Randenigala' reservoir, takes one to another  world. The cool scented air and the silence are experiences of a  lifetime.