Here is a little slideshow:
The weather was fantastic as per usual. No rain, nice temperatures,... The red waratah flowers were out and so were lots of other flowers. Summer just began for us, but you can always get snow in these mountains. The hike starts at the Fish River carpark at about 680m,. and climbs to over 1250m. After the first big climb you get to Trappers Hut, a good spot for a lunch break - even though for us it was a late afternoon snack!
We walked past the Solomon's Jewels (little lakes) and arrived around 6pm at the Wild Dog Creek Campsite under King David's Peak where there are tent platforms, water and a toilet. It was a mad rush to re-hydrate my dehydrated home made curry. We ate it at about 8pm still a little crunchy.
Left the tents at a civilised time the next morning and wondered through Herod's Gate into the actual Walls for the day. Nice and easy walking, very scenic. Walked through large stands of Pencil Pines and through the Damascus Gate descending down to Dixon's Kingdom hut for an early lunch. We made an attempt at Solomon’s Throne, but turned back when it got too hairy. Early return to camp, and had plenty of time to rehydrate the spag Bog and eat more of Hans's home made sourdough bread.
The sky was awesome at night, I only had the luxury of seeing it once during a midnight pee. Next morning we waited for the condensation to evaporate of the tents before we headed back to the cars. Who would want to go to the Gold Coast or Benidorm? Not me!
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