Ron went back to the
route that we took earlier while I was standing on the dry land. I watched him intensely as he tried his luck
the second time around. He was like
bouncing up and down as the current carried him downstream. He reached a particular part of the river
where the water was already chest high and he, too, felt that it would be
impossible to cross the river. I already
accepted the fact that we had to return home because of the situation. But Ron was still persistent and tried to
look for another route.
We moved downstream,
assessing the river’s current. While Ron
was on the lookout and I was standing and abandoning the idea, a foot ambulance
crossed the river from the other side.
As we saw them crossing the river, the water was only navel high and the
current was not so strong. It ignited a
new hope for the two of us though I was still nervous about my earlier
experience. We crossed together and we
were successful that time.
We followed the only
path towards the area where most houses are built. It was planting season that time and some of
the farmers were busy preparing the field for planting rice. The moment we reached the basketball court,
we asked for some directions towards the falls.
And we found out later on that the most effective way of going to the
falls without getting lost is to follow the small but abundant stream which
directly comes from the falls.
The first falls that we
encountered, which is located on the left side of the mountain, has barely some
running water. But according to the
woman whom we met later, there’s a beautiful falls on top of that one. Since we were not aware about it, we just
passed through and went to the next one which has abundant water.
The second falls is
located just after a corner of the first falls.
The rush of the water coming from the man made stream is almost knee
deep, a bit strong and cold. It was a
signal that we were nearing the falls.
And right after the turn, the falls reveals itself.
There is actually no
path towards the falls. It’s either you
walk on top of the concrete gutter or directly inside the gutter. The gutter acts as man made stream that keeps
the water together coming from the falls and provides the community below the
much needed water irrigation supply all year round. Aside from this, the local community water
supply comes directly from the falls through a large rubber hose.
As we came closer,
slowly, we had a better view of the falls.
The canopy of trees that cover the area where the falls is located
provide a good cover over the heat of the sun.
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