We woke up at 4:30 AM to travel to Horton Plains National Park to visit World’s End outside of Nuwara Eliya in central Sri Lanka. Lots of moaning and groaning from the Snaps but the views were worth the early start.
It was a 4.5 hour hike – the kids were troopers. We always do better in nature compared to museums or indoor activities. There was lots of time to explore, poke around, stop and listen to sounds and play in the dirt.
And we made it to the end of the world – above the clouds!
No railings or fencing to be seen – but we grabbed a few pics.
Drew gave us a lesson on how clouds are made. And we got to touch some clouds – Ruby said it was her dream come true:)
The terrain was varied – flat open fields and rocky outcrops – but we scampered up whatever was in front of us. Arden is a particularly good hiker given her small size. We didn’t see any other children or families on the hike.
We were tired after the long hike – and had some sore leg muscles too – but after showers and naps, we still squeezed in some school work.
And we wrote some letters home.
We love Sri Lanka
3 Ginger Snaps 
Sounds impressive and amazing!!!
That’s quite the hike and I’m super impressed that all those legs (long and short) made it. The pics are beautiful so I’m sure it was all worth it, including the early morning (or late night, depending on joe you look at it) start.
I have some important questions for all who were at World’s End:
– what is on the other side??
– is the world flat or round?
– what do the clouds feel like?
– if you were at Witld’s End, where is the World’s Beginning and when are you going?
Thanks for the nice post about your adventure!!
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Aw Hil – I can’t even believe these beautiful photos and the amazing narrative. I can’t wait to see you all but am so happy for this adventure and the richness it is bringing you all. 🙂
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The picture of Drew and the girls touching the clouds is the best picture of a dad and his kids ever.
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Yup – great photo. There was also an accompanying science lesson about clouds, condensation, how water evaporates (I must admit, I wasn’t listening), but it was one of those great situations where is just makes sense to have the lesson right on the spot. It helps to travel with a primary school educator. Hil
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