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Two Trip to the Uva Province

This year's annual AAUP trip was to Haputhale, in the famous Uva basin. The enthusiastic participants set off on the journey at 7.00 a.m. on Thursday August 29th from the Faculty of Science. The very first stop was for breakfast at the AnnaPoorni restaurant, set in a picturesque landscape at the Chinmaya Mission at Thawalanthenna. After a heavy breakfast of roti, dosa, wada etc. we headed straight to Haputhale. Soon we reached Sirilak View Hotel, Haputhale, beautifully set on the slopes of a hill just below the town.  The hotel could accommodate all participants comfortably. The afternoon's program included a visit to the tallest waterfall in Sri Lanka - Bambarakande.  The access up to the waterfall by bus was not possible due to the somewhat narrow rugged road uphill, so a few tuk-tuks, an open truck and a safari jeep that were available on site were hired. At the end of the ride, some of the adventurous participants walked down to the foot of the waterfall.


Soon it was time for an extraordinary dinner arranged by our AAUP Colombo Chapter President, Dr. Col. Udula Krishnarathene at the Diyathalawa Arm Base Camp.  It was a fabulous dinner in a well laid out setting with music and singing by army musicians entertaining us till late night. The participants joined in the sing song with several solos from veteran singers in the group; some danced to the tune of music. 

We headed to Ella the next morning, 30 km from Haputhale, to see the famous Demodara - Nine Arch Bridge, an engineering marvel built during the British time. The group spent time walking on the stone built arched train bridge - "one of the things that one must do in Sri Lanka".  We started on our return journey, had lunch on the way in Badulla and tea at Kirthibandarapura to reach Peradeniya by 5.30 p.m. Thus, ended another memorable journey.

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