All’s Well At World’s End
During the Christmas break, one of the areas my family visited while in Nuwara Eliya was World’s End. While we have never been there before, it looks like a picturesque, tranquil site online and we were excited to go there! What I didn’t realise was the insanely lengthy hike we were about to depart on…
On the way to World’s End, the road was really twisty and bendy which made me car sick and want to throw up, however, once we reached the top, we were presented with an alluring view of the plains.
Up in the mountains, it was unquestionably cold – that was where we were presented with a map on exactly how far everything was. Other than the extreme cold, my sneakers were NOT prepared to take up a 4 hour hike up the mountains and back! Nevertheless, we proceeded towards Mini World’s End first, and finally Great World’s End, while visiting Baker’s falls on the hike back.
Arriving at the peak of World’s end, it was blanketed with clouds of mist at the time we arrived there! It was nonetheless an amazing sight to behold.
The hike back was the most tiring, as we ran out of water and stamina altogether. Luckily it wasn’t that sunny, yet we were still presented with excellent, stunning scenery that perplexed my mind.
Learning Objectives:
LO2: Demonstrate that challenges have been undertaken, developing new skills in the process
Hiking along a 6km long trail up and downhill was a substantial challenge due to the rocks and mud being in the way. The cold climate was really refreshing at times when it wasn’t blazing hot.
LO3: Demonstrate how to initiate and plan a CAS experience
Following the DP1 Orientation trip, doing another hike allowed me to gauge the improvement post-orientation trip. Conclusively, I could feel that I wasn’t as tired as I thought I would be, likely due to the progress and skills I learned during the orientation trip which allowed me to be less scared of the rocks on the trail.
LO5: Demonstrate the skills and recognize the benefits of working collaboratively
I put to use the skills I learned during the orientation trip and was able to help my brother throughout the trip as there were some large rocks and jumps we had to do in order to progress through the hike.