Tea-pluckers, Haputhale, Sri Lanka.

The plucked 'leaves and bud' from a tea plant.

The Haputhale valley below with cultivated tea bushes.

Gathering the plucked leaves.

Weighing the plucked leaves.

Tea was the main foreign exchange earner of Sri Lanka till recent times. The tea-pluckers form the backbone of the tea industry. These pictures show a point where the plucked green leaves are weighed.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7k_EP2NUtAQ

'Surathalee' waterfalls, Badulla Highway, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbztH4a89NU

The beautiful 'Surathalee' S - 'female beloved' - waterfalls lies a bit off the Colombo Badulla highway, past Belihul Oya. It is not visible from the road but one can hear its roar. A walk of 75 meters on a footpath brings it in sight. You can asses the size of the waterfall by the couple bathing in a pool in the rock in the centre of the picture in the middle. 

Waterfall on the Colombo - Badulla highway, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DClJQu9iSFs

This waterfall is visible from the Colombo - Badulla highway at the 147/10 culvert. This is 147 Km from Colombo after passing the Belihuloya Rest House. A short slippery walk after descending a stairway from the highway leads to it. This walk is not for the faint hear-ted.

The 'Belihuloya' stream, Sri Lanka.

Video:-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXOTgHMavRU

The 'Belihuloya' is a stream which passes close to the Belihuloya Rest House, on the Colombo - Badulla highway. It carries clear water originating from the Horton Plains above and its water is icy-cold. On rainy days it can become a roaring muddy torrent. It is strewed with rocks and boulders and has many pools where one could bathe. However having a bath among the boulders can have its dangers where treacherous currents can drag one down.

'Saman Dewale', Rathnapura, Sri Lanka.