Helloya Hike - Welikande

My second day at Welikande started early and Michael drove me down the hill to meet my trusty guide for the day, Asela. He is a sweet 23yo local with ambitions to be a tour guide or accountant. I'm not sure if he understands what an accountant does. Or maybe I misunderstood.
I was told it was a 15km walk and would take about 6hrs. We were back in four! Asela told Michael, that I walked too fast! We started low in the rice paddies and wound our way up the hills through little villages and small patches of jungle until we reached a big boulder rocky outcrop. We looked back over the valley that we'd walked through and it seemed so far away. Another hour and we were at our destination, a very pretty waterfall and swimming hole.
It was an easy walk back to the pick up point and I chatted with some local kids and ladies who were fascinated with my hair.