The Road to Dambatenna

The Green Fields of Dambatenna (Copyright (cc) 2008 B Kahuna)


Tea Leaves after Rain (Copyright (cc) 2008 B Kahuna)

 
The Marker (Copyright (cc) 2008 B Kahuna)

DAMBATENNA, Sri Lanka -- In March this year, Kahuna and Darth Teddy took some time off to tour Haputale and Ella. These photographs were taken on the drive up from Haputale to Dambatenna. This road eventually leads to that panoramic viewpoint, Lipton's Seat.

The Dambatenna Group, whose immaculately pruned tea estates adorn the road, must be commended for the care they've taken to clearly identify each road with nary a fork left unmarked. These chaps know what they're doing. It would take considerable effort to get lost up here. This made a welcome difference from some highways under the purview of the the so-called Road Development Authority (RDA), which were completely devoid of any markings that might have given travelers an inkling of their location.

Captured on 17^th March 2008 using a Canon EOS 30D. The second photograph was taken with an EF-S 18-55mm 1:3.5-5.6 II and the other two with the highly non-bogus EF 50mm 1:1.8 II.