British School of Colombo - Day 2

Today's blog post is written by Sharna.

As soon as my team arrived at the bottom of the mountain we looked up and groaned. The first thing that came to our heads was: ‘this is going to be a long hike’. The first few steps were easy, but then it got hard. The smooth pavement turned into stones, the stones turned into huge rocks which turned into steep steps. Suddenly, stunning views popped out. The views had stolen my eyes. It was amazing. My pain still attacked me more. But, the views were distracting me. 

Luckily we had only a bag to carry but the sun was right on our backs. It was tiring. The main thing was to keep walking. This time I could hear my whole group panting. It was like the entire herd of leopards.  i could hear something in front. Something that wiped away all my worries into hope: water.

I called back to my team. I had to keep them on the bright side of things. So I called out: “Water! We’re near the water fall.” There was a loud cheer.  I knew then that they were all happy. As soon as we got to the top of the mountain, where the cave was there was a wave of relief. We all stumbled down on the ground. Finally! I could see some people getting their drinks out and staying as quiet as mice. No one needed to talk. Soon the team leader, Mr. Nirmal, told us to gather up. I couldn’t even move my legs, but I used the last amount of energy I had left so I could turn and face him. “Respect the person who is speaking” is always an important rule to remember. Mr. Nirmal told us to listen (the 2^nd most important thing to remember) to the man speaking. 

In the end all our strength had crawled back to us. So we were all ready for a game. We played two games that were so fun. What we didn’t know was that the adventure was just beginning. We were told that we were all going to be allowed to have a little shower on the water fall. Yaay!! The water was biting cold. I didn’t care. I was having too much fun! I loved every second. All of a sudden there was yelp from my friend Tanzilla. She had slipped. Was she okay? I pulled her up and asked her. Thankfully, she was okay. I told her to enjoy it while she can. So we did, together. But all great things have to end. I got outside to join my group which was just about to leave.

The hike down was much better than the hike up. I learnt that Kitulgala wasn’t just about making friends, but to get together with your old friends who you haven’t spoken to in years. The entire time down I was catching up with my old classmates. That’s why I didn’t feel exhausted at all. I was enjoying myself. In the end we did get back to camp where we were told to get ready for river bathing. We still have so much fun to do. That’s what makes it fun!