| Year and Month | 2019-01-05 |
| Number of Days | One |
| Crew | 01 |
| Accommodation | N/A |
| Transport | Motor Bicycle |
| Activities | Riding, Hiking, Exploring, Hotel visits, Photography |
| Weather | Perfect |
| Route | Jaela -> Gampaha -> Yakkala -> Karawanella -> Hatton -> Great Western -> Hatton -> Dickoya and return on the same route |
| Tips, Notes and Special remark |
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| Author | Ranshan Fernando |
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There was a special visit at Jetwing Hatton bungalows on that day and I left early morning around 5.30 am from Jaela and wanted to be at Hatton at 9 am. I was heard that Sripadaya can see near to Jaela Highway entrance but never had time to go there in the early morning. Since the sunrise wasn’t happening I thought to go and see whether Sripadaya is visible to that place.
Fortunately, I was able to see the whole range of Sripada at Highway entrance. After that, I started my journey from Ekala to Gampaha. Then again I saw Sripada at two places and then again on the top of Gampaha fly over. Then I saw it again at Ambagaspitiya village which can be meeting at Yakkala Uda Thuththiripitiya road.
However, I was able to come to Hatton by 8.30 am and I went to Jetwing hotels and finished my work within a few hours. After that, I went to meet the Grama Niladhari of Great Western Mr. Madusanka Hettiarachchi who is a member of our Sobasiri Team. Madusanka was appointed as the Grama Niladhari of Great Western a few weeks ago. It was such a nice place for a GN since the place is a bit out of the lime houses and reaching the place is too easy.
I spent a few hours there and return back to home around 6 pm in the evening.
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Sobasiri Team ©
 Early Morning at Jaela Highway Entrance |
 Siripada seen |
 Zoomed view of Sripada and the whole range |
 There were many more mountains |
 Time is still around 5.45am |
 Some other mountains located Kandy side |
 Sripada seen at Ekala Gampaha road |
 This is the first paddy that we meet from Ekala to Gampaha |
 Another view of it |
 Seen at a main road without any difficulty |
 Sripada again seen near Wetwater Hotel at Ekala Gampaha road |
 Near the hotel entrance |
 Sripada again seen at Gampaha Flyover |
 Its a clear view |
 Time is still about 6.15am |
 Holy peak |
 Sun rising |
 Sripada again seen at Yakkala Udathuththiripitiya road near Ambagaspitiya |
 Clear view of it |
 This is the last point that I have seen it on my journey to Hatton |
 Passing Kithulgala, Seven virgins seen |
 Refreshed Morning |
 A Waterfall, name unknown |
 Passing Jetwing Strathdon Bungalow area |
 Kotagala Kanda Seen |
 Mighty Kotagala Rock |
 Sripada seen near Hatton |
 Clear view of it |
 Dell mountain seen at GW GN Office |
 With Great Western Grama Niladari |
 Nice place |
 The little GN Office |
 Clear view of Dell and Kotagala |
 GN of GW |
 The other side of Great Western. note another peak |
 Road to GW |
 Another peak point of GW range |
 Time for a train |
 It’s going toBadulla |
 Entering to Thalawakele tunnel on my return journey |
 A man made tunnel |
 Here we go |
 Noted |
 Outside from it |
 Man made Tunnel (Artificial Tunnel) |
 Kotagala seen at Kotagala |
 Entering to Jetwing Dickoya Bungalow |
 View from Dickoya Bungalow- Elbedda Range |
 Entering to Jetwing Craig Appin Bungalow |
 The Bungalow |
 Its nice |
 Entering |
 A dining room |
 Inside of it |
 Outside garden |
 Views |
 Varandha |
 Other side of it |
 Best place for relaxing |
 Craig Appin by Jetwing |
 Kabaragala seen on my return journey |
 Dimbula MWE and the Gap |
 Peak Wildrness forest reserve |
Sripada seen near Hatton |
Thank You for reading!
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