Up at 5am. We walked to a nearby hotel to catch the bus at 6am. We drove through the mountains with tons of ups and downs and switch-backs. We are a family of people who get car sick…but everyone mostly slept so that was helpful. We arrived in Omalos at 7am where a little restaurant (that has clearly done this before) had coffee and juice and sandwiches ready. We arrived at the gorge entrance just before 8am and paid our entry (kids under 18 are free – is that an omen?). Within the first 2 km, Daniel lost his hat into the gorge…it kept falling for many many seconds. It could not be rescued. We also came across falling rock signs that I found humorous; telling you to “walk fast.” I think if you are going to be in the wrong place at the wrong time, walking fast is not going to change that!