Tea, elephants and smashed ipads.

Today we had a days break from the cricket, but no lie-in. After a quick breakfast we got onto the coach and went to the Tea factory. Here we learnt all about different types of tea - gold, white, green black, and how they are made (dried, rolled, crushed) We were able to sample some black tea, which was drunk while nibbling on sugar cubes. We had a lovely guide who explained the process and took us outside to see the plantations.

From there, we went to the Elephant orphanage, which was incredible for many of us! We had an opportunity to see them bathing from the restaurant we had lunch at, then fed them some bananas (the elephants, not the players..). We also went to see more elephants in their sanctuary and took many, many photographs and stroked as many elephants as possible.

Once we'd had our fill of elephants we got on a long bus journey to our next hotel in Hikkadua, ready for a game tomorrow. The hotel is by the beach, and we swam in the pool while the waves crashed down on the beach.

               

It's been a long day with a lot of travelling but look out for the match report tomorrow against the foundation of goodness team!