The Great Wall of China :: Bass Straight Style

I’m a bit taken aback at the “bun-fight” of overseas tourist taking photos, mainly selfies with their back to the vista.I was jostled and pushed out of position several time by Chinese in a hurry to get yet another photo of his colleagues. Clearly it the wrong time of the day, as the sea stacks are in shade and I really need to get here when the tourist Busses are not here either.

This is such a sad thing, even sadder is the number of folk that ignore the plentiful signs that the cliff are very unstable and squirm through the fence for that ubiquitous selfie.

Finding a Vista

Being in the Blue Mountains with good weather, school holidays and perhaps just the normal day tourist flow means there are seldom any car parks at key lookouts and probably no standing room at the rail anyway. The spectacular views however don’t just occur at the tourist traps, They are everywhere.To get “private viewing place” is however a challenge because trees and perhaps other hills usually obscure the vista, yet there are many tracks around the cliffs and the occasional a rock ledge opens up with a breath taking view. 
However no matter which track you take there will be steps, lots of steps.