Sunday, 13 May 2012

Arrack is the Devil

Ok so we woke up the next day and decided we couldn't be arsed going to Ella Rock, it's just going to be a shit version of Adams Peak which we're doing in a few days. So we swerved that and went to the tea factory instead!

The tea factory was actually very good, for a bit. I started to get a bit bored towards the end, maybe because I'm not a member of the Tea Drinkers Massive I didn't really get the fascination,'cause Lee was well into it. Either that or he's just a geek. He was asking loads of questions, even asking the same question three times on some occasions. Yeah he's a geek. I think our guide could tell I was starting to lose the will to live. For the rest of the tour he went round with his back to me and spoke only to Lee. He seemed well into his job though and passionate about tea, I guess I must have offended him when I started to look at the ceiling.

We had to wear hair nets and flasher macks to go round the factory in. None of the workers wore these. I think they must do it to give the workers something to laugh at now and again. Lee looked like a right tosser, the worst bit is I suited it.

We were supposed to leave the next day but we couldn't wake up, so we went to see another waterfall, Rawana Falls. So glad we stayed because it was really beautiful. There was more space to have a swim in this one, whereas Ramboda Falls was quite rocky. You couldn't climb up this one, was secretly glad about that!

That night we met up with our English pal Solly from Devon. We were only meant to have a quiet one 'cause he had to be up at 6am the next day to get to Galle, and our check out was 10am (early for us). Thing is though, you can't have a quiet couple here. Because of the altitude you get shit faced really quickly. It also didn't help that a crazy Australian man came and sat with us, who happened to be absolutely smashed and hilariously funny. He made you want to drink. So we sat in our usual haunt for a bit then we went to the locals bar and had a bit of a lock in. We were drinking their local spirit, Arrack (ergh I'm feeling queasy again typing about it). It tastes like whiskey, not too bad with a drop of coke.
I literally had 5 drinks last night, and I was absolutely wasted. I was sick this morning. Vomiting off five drinks haha, I'm such a cheap date in the mountains! Can't believe I was sick, I've felt (and looked) like road kill all day today. This is officially my first proper hangover. I usually get away scot free, I knew my luck would run out sooner or later.
For those poor unsuspecting folk that were there: it was worse than that time you had to witness me starkers and smearing Philadelphia cheese in my hair. Although my actions weren't as bad this time, I only tried to steal a tuk tuk.

So we were meant to leave again today, but in light of my tender condition we stayed. We've had a lovely Sunday doing absolutely nada. Hopefully we'll leave tomorrow and get down to Adams Peak!

1 comment:

  1. ok, was enjoying this little blog, you know, eating me brekkie then BAM!!! Visions of you in the buff and philadelphia in your hair--HMMMMMM. Thanks for that Bec, regardless to say couldn't eat my brekkie!!!
    Enjoy the trip and remember my postcards

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