The Albatross
Monday 19 August 2013
Today we headed out to Horton’s Plains National Park. To see the best views they recommend a 7:00am start from the trail head. This involved a 5:30am start from the hotel which was pretty nasty as we’d had a terrible night’s sleep. We had some breakfast packs from the Hotel, but the thought off food after a too early beginning and a bumpy ride in the dark was mighty unappealing.
Setting off, the light misty rain cleared away, leaving a lovely morning.
The walking was easy and pretty, mainly through grass lands with clumps of forest, the walk also woke us up and we started to feel better.
After a few km’s you arrive at some falls, then a few more at the highlight: World’s End. This is a brilliant view from atop a massive cliff, looking down to a valley below. It really is quite spectacular, and made for a good breakfast spot.
Finally we had a stop at Little Worlds End which is much the same view but littler. Oh yeah, we saw some Elk and bearded Monkeys too. Back home by 11:30am. We had a shower and a sleep.
