Day 2, Part 1

Day two starts off with a long drive to Homhil Plateau, which was my favorite part of the entire trip. It's a long and treacherous drive, with lots of sharp turns and dropoffs.





The driver dropped us off at one end of the plateau, and we walked about a mile through a grove of frankincense trees.



The landscape becomes more and more alien, with Cucumber Trees and Dragon's Blood Trees all around.





After about a mile of hiking you'll come to a little area to rest with a toilet. The head of the conservancy area was here. He was very friendly and tried to bum a smoke off of me within 30 seconds (I don't smoke). He then disappeared.

At the rest area you'll be handed off to a second guide who will take you down to a very nice wadi. It's about a 20 minute hike among the Dragon's Blood trees. Your original guide will start lunch (your choice of noodles) while you're gone. You are welcome to swim in this wadi if you wish.