On Thu, 3 Mar 2005 01:58:38 -0600, "Bluesea" >
wrote:


>Totally kewl! How did you make their acquaintance?


I've been buying teas from their company www.wilstea.com for a while,
and have enjoyed some long phone and e-mail conversations on tea and
tea making - while sipping a wonderful cup of Ceylon tea of course!

From time to time Mr Wilson and Mr Delwitha arrangea 'tea tour' where
they take the participants around to visit various tea districts and
tea estates on Sri Lanka. Of course there is also time put aside to do
sightseeing and relaxing on the beach.

It was by the way quite overwhelming to see the results of the tsunami
along the coast. The force of it must simply have been amazing. The
Sri Lankans where struggling to rebuild their homes and businesses,
but still greeted us warmly and generously.

Of course, in Hill Country, where most of the tea estates are, the was
no destruction by the tsunami, but people where still very worried
about the effects on their countrys economy.

Lars
(Bergen, Norway)