“Dedicated to the families and beautiful friendly people of Aranayake and its environs….our thoughts are with you” Immaterial of one’s origins, December is a month for families to be nestled whilst sharing the joys of holidays and the festivities, and what better way to indulge than to go hiking whilst enjoying the seasonal spirit with an adventurous bunch of family members to the elusive but omnipresent Bible rock (Bathalegala ) in the district of Kegalle. On the morning after Christmas, we drove to Mawanella and turned right to Aranayake. A few kilometres before Aranayake is the turnoff to the Batalegala temple and thereon another two plus kilometres on a narrow winding and an ascending road took us closer to the foothills of this near vertical mountain. There ends the motor-able road. A friendly villager voluntarily offered us his immaculately clean garden to park our vehicles. The gentlemen also offer us tea, water and biscuits ...
It is all about the journey. Should not essentially be conventional, abundant, a destination or even planned, but just impulsive. Need to go venture and smell the flowers. Take your time.