Ratnapura – Owin Rich Resort Godakawela: Going up to the mountains

Wednesday 07 February 2018 50 km – Total so far: 904,5 km

Although today I planned to cycle only 44km, I started very early at 6:30a.m.
I cycled a small road on to the main road.

Unfortunately I took the wrong turn and I cycled the wrong direction for 5km. So I had to turn back and some extra 10kms were on my tachometer…..

On the main road there was a lot of of the typical morning traffic. Lots of school busses and trucks. A lot of noise and a lot of pollution. It was getting a little bit better when I was getting away from the town center but still it was loud and so I listened to my mp3.
The road went up and down, with many climbs. I was happy I started early in the morning. Some of the hills really made me sweat.
The landscape slowly changed and I could see the mountains.
On the way I had to stop for a picture of an old Land Rover although I was in the middle of a steep climb.
9kms before I arrived at my guesthouse the road turned into a narrow small way with postcard views of rice fields and mountains. Awesome.
The road went up very steeply with climbs of 13%. Cycling was slow for besides the fact that the road was very steep, it also was in bad conditions.
When I arrived, I found an amazing place right in the middle of nowhere. I really felt impressed. Very nice guesthouse.
I took a shower and had lunch. Even a cold beer I could get. Absolutely awesome!The rest of the afternoon I was editing pictures and thinking about where to go

Two BF Llamas
Two BF Llamas
Ready to start
Ready to start
Elephant taxi
Elephant taxi
Elephant taxi
Elephant taxi
Going up
Going up
Having a rest
Having a rest
Mountain landscape
Mountain landscape
Poor land rover
Poor land rover
Small road to the resort
Small road to the resort
Thanks God some shade
Thanks God some shade
Peace full road
Peace full road
Water monitor
Water monitor
My beautiful room
My beautiful room
View from my room
View from my room

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