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| The bus ride from the hotel to the park gave us more opportunities to see everyday life |
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| as we drove from busy streets into the windy roads of a mountainous area. |
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| When we reached the park, Ammy described the 7 levels of waterfalls that we could hike to and that Erawan refers to the mythical 3 headed Elephant that the 7th waterfall resembles. |
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| We all loaded into golf carts that took us to |
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| the place we picked up our mandatory life jackets. |
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| Most of us |
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| changed into bathing suits and left the rest of our stuff with Ammy at the first pool. |
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| I walked with Nic and Dave, using a walking pole I had bought with me. |
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| We were there early in the day so it wasn't overly hot or overly crowded. |
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| The falls were lovely and a few people were swimming |
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| A scenic overlook |
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| had a posing monkey. |
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| The path was mostly cement with cement stairs, some quite steep, and railings. |
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| I turned back at the 4th falls while Nic and Dave carried on, up to the 7th, which they said was crowded. |
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| On the way back down I swam at the 3rd falls. I was the only one in that pool at the time and it was a bit of a struggle to clamber in, over the rocks, but refreshing, not cold. |
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| The only downside was that there were fish in the pools that would bite at your feet (not nibble...bite!) |
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| Anther couple headed into the pool as I got out. |
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| I set a leisurely pace as I headed back down, stopping frequently to listen to the water, birds and monkeys in the trees and enjoy the dappled sunlight streaming through the trees. |
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| Back to the first pool |
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| where Ammy guarded our stuff. |
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| I went for another swim here, as did John (my cousin from England) and Karen. |
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| Then there was the rather uncomfortable process of changing out of a wet bathing suit, with no towel. |
To be continued.......
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