8. Waterfall

I had two showers today. In one, I was accompanied by a huge bug which I thought was going to eat my toe if I closed my eyes (that was scary, but nothing happened), and in the other, I was pounded by the water so hard I nearly lost my balance. The first shower was in the shower at home, in Richmond Vale Academy. I was accompanied by a 3 centimetres long bug with huge jaws and pincers it kept opening and closing. It was a bit unnerving, and I was afraid of shutting my eyes. It kept walking around, opening and shutting its pincers, but I think it was really looking for a way out. The water here has only one temperature, and that is lukewarm, but well below body temperature. There is only one knob on everything, like the shower and the sinks. Since the water is a bit chilly, it makes me shower quickly, but it's really not that bad. It's not like it's not easy to get warmed up again.

The second waterfall

The other shower was in a wonderful waterfall I walked to after lunch with the participants of the clinic. It was very nice and relaxing. I showered under one of the two waterfalls (one above the other). To get there we had to cross a suspension bridge made of thick bamboo sticks. It was a bit scary, and when I was in the middle it rocked a bit. Then we got to this beautiful waterfall, and I decided I had to get underneath that (especially after seeing the others do it). It was really relaxing to feel the water pounding down on me, and it sort of cleansed both my body and my mind. I felt really refreshed (and a bit chilly, and also very wet).

Afterwards, we climbed some steep stairs to the second waterfall, above the first one. It was beautiful and wild, and had a permanent rainbow in it. I mean, what's not to love? We took pictures and relaxed for a bit, and then we headed back down and home. On the way home we saw the beautiful sunset. It is different every night here, but it is almost always breathtakingly beautiful. It was a very good conclusion to a wonderful waterfall adventure.


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