From Yala National Park we journeyed north to Ella. Ella is incredibly green and lush, right in the middle of tea plantations, surrounded by mountains some around 2000 meters high. It used to be a sleepy village with fantastic scenery, but now it's a happening place with good food, good hotels and still the great scenery. We went for hikes in the mountains, climbed little Adams peak, visited the water falls, ate and drank in some of the best pubs on earth and visited one of the many tea factories and plantations that dot the hillsides. Tea pickers at work. For some reason only women are allowed to pick the delicate leaves. The climb up to little Adam's Peak near Ella Alta Vista Ella Rock Coffee plants on the side of the road One of many waterfalls near Ella Harvest time The above mentioned scenery in Ella is incredible but again we enjoyed the making of new friends as much as the place itself....