Waterfalls

We ventured inland from Luperon to the mountains to visit the much hyped waterfalls. After a hike of about 40 minutes, which required fording the downstream river from the falls about 10 times, we reached the base of the falls. There are 27 falls in series running down the mountain. With the significant help of our two guides we climbed up through seven falls, which have cut a deep narrow canyon, smoothed by thousands of years of water rushing trough. The highest falls were about 15 feet high, while the average was about 5 feet. Once to the top the only way down is to jump or slide. Absolutely great fun and stunning beauty.

Jake and Isabelle had a blast on the hike, though Isabelle insisted on a shoulder ride for the trip back. The falls were too much for the kids to climb do to the combination of strong current that you had to swim against in between the falls and the steep, jump/slide down. They were quite content though playing in the pool at the bottom.

Luperon has been a nice stop, with inexpensive provisioning, a good spot to catch up on things like haircuts and dental checkups ($15 for dental a check up) and to just relax prior to pushing on along the north coast of the Dominican Republic.

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