Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Relaxation in Nature

After a long night of partying we decided to hit up the waterfall nearby. It was absolutely beautiful.




It was a long walk down winding stairs and trails but well worth the short journey.
Entrance

At first I had to sit and take it all in. This is the back of Rowan, he's a Kiwi a couple towns away. He's an amazing guy.
Rowan and the Falls

You'll notice on the larger size of the above picture there is a shrine just to the right of Rowan. I have no idea what it is for, but its pretty old and is a perfectly natural place for a shrine. I wish my descendants would put a shrine up in such a beautiful place for me and my family.
Shrine and the Falls

After taking in the view we jumped in the cold water. The water was absolutely crystal clear. We could lay on the rocky bottom and look up at the falls.
Big Falls

There was a rock protruding out of the water. It was a great place to jump off of.
Chris Climbs

This is our crew, Tim is behind the book, Rowan is behind him. To the right is Chris and Eric is the big guy in the front, thinking about video games.
Hanto Boys

It was so unreal.
Waterfall

This is a Mukare, a dangerous little creature that likes to hide inside your house and bite you. The bite hurts really bad and sometimes requires a trip to the doctor!
Mukare

Eric snapped this shot of me jumping off the waterfall. I climbed up the fall a bit and found a good place to jump off. I'll definitely be back to this fall.
Paul jumping

4 comments:

Jeff Hebert said...

I'm loving the blog, Paul, keep it up! I thought it was very brave of you to jump off the waterfall in that last picture, especially considering there was a club-wielding crazy native half off-frame waiting to beat you senseless.

Paul Hebert said...

Well, i was running from the spear chucking cannibals...

H said...

this place looks beautiful, and your photography really brings it out. keep it up!

Anonymous said...

When I saw that, I had flashbacks of you jumping in the falls at Tunica Hills, except of course the water is just a bit clearer. Great to see you enjoying life, and thanks for the great pics.