Waterfall Tour Day 1

After driving past rice fields, coconut plantations and small villages we reached the Ranmuthu waterfall which was a precursor of better things to come. We drove to within a very short distance of the fall and walked across a small bridge. A lady was doing her washing in the pool at the bottom of the waterfall. We continued on to Kitugala (65kms from Colombo). The view from the resthouse dining area is beautiful. I was fascinated by the local ferry service, a small outrigger canoe, (everyone stands for the ride across the river). Further upstream is famous for its white water rafting which I didn't try. For dinner I joined a group of rafters and then watched a DVD of white water rafting on the Nepal/Tibet border and in Siberia. Scrambling to see waterfalls is much less dangerous.