Waterfalls

Just a fantastic day! We gained a further appreciation of the beauty of the Philippines today when we went to a waterfall called Daranak Falls in Tanay, Rizal. The water was a bright blue and looked gorgeous as itflowed down the rocks into the lake. Some adventerous folkd decided to scale the rocks surrounding the falls and jump in from about 15 feet. It didnt look lik the easiest climb, but Hannah, Christy, and I were feeling brave and gave it a try. After the first slightly hesitant climb, we lost all sense of fear and spent the rest of the day leaping from the rocks and trying out new ones to scale. We met some Filipinos ding the same thing that encouraged us in our adventurous nature. Afterwards we sat down to talk to them and it was so cool to hear about their life in the Philippines. They grew up in Mindenow, the most dangerous area in the Philippines. There is a lot of fighting there between the Musslims and Christians. So as Christians themselves,the felt very persecuted. They now live on an island east of Manila. They told me about the best places to go in the Philippines and it sounds like a fantastic place to spend more time. My new goal will be to take my family back for a vacation someday! Maybe for Eric's graduation... :)

It took 2 whole Jeepney's plus a truck to carry us all there.