Choo Choo!!

I love travelling by train!!!! seriously never thought it would be such a thrill………….. Believe me after 12 hours standing & occationally sitting down on the side steps freezing… being crushed by fellow passengers who have never heard of common courtesy or deo!… and so much more agany I still came out smelly, filthy & exhausted but I was smiling & thinking that I had an awesome time!!!!

It all started with a plan to go upcountry & get wasted in the cold and also trek a bit to get some much needed exercise…. a few weeks & many evening beer discussions after we fixed ourselves to do Ella…Although I always hated public transport & preffered the beach over anything but numbers matter & I was overruled…. so ella it was & since this was a budget excurtion we were going BY TRAIN!!!

I was in charge of 2 things booking the train & getting the weed!!! but 3 days b4 the trip I had not booked the ticlets, baught the weed or eve taken leave……. 1st things first I put on my best smile & got my leave approved… step 2 (the day of the journey) I sent our trusty pion preme to get our tickets on comfortable 2nd class (I had already done my 1st journy to Anu & it was comfy I slept all the way)…… shit sticks!! it was too fucking late!!! preme came back no tickets!!!! but goof news step 3 worked out better than I imagined I got a nice stash of 100g’s (but how the hell wld we take the damn thing without getting busted he he….)

*.30pm rushed out of office we had to stand in line & get our damn tickets but hey we got it like in 5 minutes but shit “NO SEATS GAURONTEED” we had to fight tooth & nail for it!!…. so we need to get ready & we had a few hours to spare so come 10.15 we were armed & ready with 4 coke bottels mixed with White arrack & a rolled up mary jane… we were ready. the train pulled up. but b4 we could even notice there were people hurling themselves onto it b4 it even stopped!!! shit!!! & by the time we found the cabin there was no space & definitely not a seal in sight. but we were lucky we got the door ha ha!! so we could atleast smoke all the way………………….. the train took off & believe me it  was awesome all the way… we were blazed no doubt but  the experiance was brilliant  – the sights the sounds ………….. given we rode through the night but it had it;s own charm the the chilling wind, the stations that seem so chill you feel like just hanging around there for a while…. the tunnels where you scream your lungs out…… the people who shove you around & those who are so thick they would even sit on your shoulders if you let them!!! …. the stinky loo near the pannel no flush so every time the train stops you hear the drips & smell the shit (litererily!!!) …. the junk food you have all the way there…..

 But the best thing ever is the view as the sun rises man oh man it’s fucking superb!!! It’s breathtakingly awesome …. it just lifts you up!! (specially if you are already in a very high place!) ……………….. I honestly have no words for it so I’ll stop ot right here… go enjoy it yourself is all i have to say!!!

PS – the pic I’ve used is not one of mine (will post mine when I get them developed sometime this month.)

PS 2 – Check out www.go-lanka.com & the Highest Inn at Ella one of the most sweetest & homeliest B’ nB places I’ve bin to….. 5 stars Karen!!

~ by beachbumm on July 2, 2007.