Day 6 - Walk up Jebel Lekst (2,359 m. = 7,902 ft)

The local mountain did not seem as high as that, but of course we started quite high. We had a very competent local guide who set a slow, steady pace, and we have plenty of rest stops. He was very good at making sure that we all stayed close enough together. The scencry was spectacular, and we saw quite a number of birds and flowers. The path was not difficult, though much of it had loose stones on it, so you had to look where you were going.

It was quite warm on the way up, but at the summit, one got the full blast of the wind, and some of us got quite cold during lunch It took about 2½ hours going up, and, to our surprise, the same amount of time coming down

When we got back we walked round the village to have a look at the olive press and the threshing floor. (The rest of the party who had not wanted to do the mountain, had been given a conducted tour of the village). In the evening, a local lady came in to give henna tattoos to those who wanted them, and this was followed by a magnificaent feast cooked by the drivers and Katie.

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	Major construction next door
We gradually left the village behind

First rest stop
Second rest stop
	The path was stony most of the way
A shepherd's cave	with a splendid view for our third stop
	Only tenacious plants survive
Sometimes we had a little scramble
	The summit at last
A few plants	we missed on the way up
	back at the village at last
and a visit to the olive press
and the threshing floor	The path down from the bedroom part of the village house..
to the kitchen and dining floor at the basement level	and a look at digging the septic tank for the mansion next door
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