The noisy birds were not so loud this morning, or we had already gotten used to them. Probably not? We hiked up to the road and then down into town to go to an ATM for some local cash before heading to the rock. The rock was a distance away so we took a local three wheeled taxi.
At the base you quickly feel just how high this climb will be covering 700 steps. In spite of the height, it feels quite safe as the stair railing is between you and the air. They generously painted the number of steps climbed every 25 steps, thus encouraging me to keep going. There were places to stop and rest. At the start of our trip up we were alone, but then more and more people passed us, especially much younger people. We had some water with us, but wished that we had thought to bring more. We panted a little, but not too much and we could always talk. There is a first aid station part of the way up as well as some signs with emergency numbers to call.
The view from the top was quite spectacular. There are small cafes and shops at the top. The way down is another stairway that is on the inside of the up stairway. It was tempting to set a great pace going down, but my knees started to complain so I slowed down. We caught up to a small boy and his mom and I was quite content to just let them set the pace.
We had lunch downtown and savored some local foods.
Paula
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