7.03 Blyderivierspoort Hiking Trail—Leg 1 (the other leg is resting)
An African scene--at one of many summits, on the rocks for lunch In the beginning, the search for yellow feet Down she goes into one of numerous valleys heading towards cresting the mountain in front It is difficult to know where to start after completing the 35 kilometres overnight hike. We added a few extra as much time was spent searching for the markers—yellow painted feet—as well as losing the track completely on the first day. One soon realizes that by missing a marker, one’s survival is called into question. There’s a lot of wilderness out there. Here is our only gripe. Why are there markers close to each other in the obvious positions and at junctions, in particular, nothing? We have hiked about 45 kilometres over the last three days without seeing another soul. We don’t blame them for not maintaining the trails just for us. Trails, as we mentioned the other day, is flattering. In most places, the path is where the grass, bushes or other vegetation has been trampled s...