On our 2nd day down in Bicol, we took off for the morning with a rough sketch of a nearby mountain where we supposedly could hike to some waterfalls. Since our hosts were sick they were unable to accompany us. The falls were supposed to take 1/2 an hour to hike to; however, we soon discovered that there were dozens of jungle trails all over the mountain. We could not find the hidden waterfalls for the life of us. Mind you, WE were not lost - the falls were. We knew right where we were; we just didn't know where the falls were.
Ben thought this "tunnel" of bamboo was lots of fun. I just kept thinking about the infamous and very poisonous bamboo snake as we crawled through. After hiking around the steep jungle trails for 2 1/2 hours with our 3 small children, we came around the corner to this amazing sight (we set the camera timer to get a family shot since we were the only humans on the mountain).
Isn't it absolutely gorgeous? Well worth the trek to get there.
Mikayla and Steve got really brave and decided to go for a swim under the falls in the icy water. They made a memory; the rest of us stayed warm. As you can see, Ben enjoyed the natural falls a naturale. :)
We were very proud of our 3 little hikers that day. They all braved the bugs and heat and were real troupers. And don't worry, when you come to visit, we will be able to find the falls in 30 mins instead of 2 hours and 30 mins. :)
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