Moundiko Nature Trail - Part 1
Beginning and End
We are now at the start of the main section of the walk. This is a loop that begins here on the right-hand track, and returns from the left.
Work In Progress
What a difference a few days make! It took me two visits to take the pictures for this article. I took the first set of pictures while I was driving past in the car. I had the drone with me so also made the footage you will see soon. I wanted to come back on foot to do the walk properly but unfortunately the weather took a turn for the worse. I was unable to visit for a couple of weeks. When the weather finally did improve I set off here only to find that there was a half-marathon of something similar running along part of the route. As I want to show you how remote and beautiful the countryside here is, I didn't think lots of sweaty joggers would blend in very well, so I went somewhere else instead (Theletra, if you are that interested).
Anyway, I took this picture on the first visit. When I finally got back here again, the sign had been erected properly. So this walk is a work in progress. This might also explain the problems I had later on...
Keep Right
I was tempted to do the walk in reverse, as I know where the right-hand track goes already, having driven it on a number of occasions. However, I resolved to stick to the trail. The signs would make more sense then too.
View From The Top
The second time I visited for my pictures, I drove to the top of the plateau and parked there. This was the view from the car, looking across the Avakas Gorge area towards Lara Bay.
Moundiko Trail Drive
This is a film of the drive from Kathikas to the Moundiko Plateau.
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