Going for a well-planned trip is nice. You have everything figured out and it’s all good. But, going for a spontaneous trip with a bunch of people who suddenly say ‘YES’ is much better. It can be chaos, but more importantly, it will become a magnificent experience, just like trekking to the top of Pidurangala at 4 AM.
Two weeks ago I had an opportunity to experience this incredulously fulfilling feeling that I had never ever experienced in my whole life before. I would even say that it’s a moment of epiphany that made me realize how small a midget I am in a gigantic world. This happened at the top of Pidurangala rock on a fine dawn in March 2021. We chose this trip based on the recommendation from my best buddy, who said it would be an ideal hike for someone like me (she knows how much an acrophilic sunset/sunrise enthusiast I am). Her suggestion was to start the hike as early as possible so that we’d be at the zenith, just in time to greet the sun (that’s how she had gone about it).
So, our group (my brother, his friend, two of our cousins and me) we travelled to Sigiriya the previous day and…
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