"Is that crazy girls still making updates about a trip that happened over a month ago?"
"Why, yes, it appears to be so! What a crazy girl!"
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This is, finally, the last Kanch update. And I really hope to not take this long with future trips! Things here have been crazy hectic. Who would have thought that being a full time teacher, a full time student, and a part-time tourist would keep you so busy?
Anyway, without further ado, here are some pictures of Erawan waterfall, and Death Railway.
Erawan falls was absolutely breathtaking. It is a seven-tired water fall named after the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. We had four hours at the water fall, which was enough time to hike to the top then go swimming.
Some sites along the way:
Finally, we made it to the top tier, and had a lot of fun playing around on the rocks and in the water. There was even a little cave that went behind the waterfall which you could swim into.
The fish at this tier still nibbled, but they were much, much smaller (and their nibbles were mostly shocking, and only sometimes hurt.) (Click to enlarge any of the photos)
And that's it for Kanch!!
Hugs,
Kelsey
Erawan falls was absolutely breathtaking. It is a seven-tired water fall named after the three-headed white elephant of Hindu mythology. We had four hours at the water fall, which was enough time to hike to the top then go swimming.
Some sites along the way:
Including some wild monkeys!
There were three different levels that you could swim in as well. Unfortunately...well.....remember those little fish that I let nibble on my feet? The waterfalls had them too.
Only they were bigger at the waterfall....
Much bigger!!
Do you see how we are all crowded on that rock in this picture? That's not because we thought it was a nice photo-op. We are all trying to go swimming, but those huge-ass fish you see in the background keep chewing on us every time we get in the water. I don't think any of the four of us went in the water at this tier, the fish were just too big, and too aggressive. Look closely. There is fear and apprehension in our eyes.
I mean really, full-grown fish as long as my forearm.
This part of the waterfall was pretty neat. You could slide down that place where the water is coming off of. To get up you had to climb up the left-hand side, which was difficult as it was slippery, but the slide down was a lot of fun.
Finally, we made it to the top tier, and had a lot of fun playing around on the rocks and in the water. There was even a little cave that went behind the waterfall which you could swim into.
The fish at this tier still nibbled, but they were much, much smaller (and their nibbles were mostly shocking, and only sometimes hurt.) (Click to enlarge any of the photos)
P.s., it is very hard hiking uphill in flip flops and a bikini.
We also went to Death Railway, a track where thousands of Allied POWs died. A beautiful site filled with so much history:
Hugs,
Kelsey
Those fish look scary! They look like they are waiting for you to slip into the water.
ReplyDeleteThe waterfall is beautiful. Kind of like the one in Jamaica but I think yours looks a bit nicer.
Were there many people going up the waterfall at the same time as you? It looks like it is just your group.
There was certainly a lot of white tourists screaming whenever they were trying to get into the water.
ReplyDeleteThere were a lot of people at the lower levels at the water fall, but we had the top level (the one with us in the water) pretty much to ourselves for a good chunk of time. A couple of people ended up coming later, but it wasn't nearly as crowded as the lower levels were. It's a difficult hike!