Tarzan Falls

Last weekend I went to Tarzan Falls with David and a bunch of people from his submarine.  It was a good 1.5 mile hike to the falls in these trails that looks like they were used by four wheelers and stuff. It wasn't too bad of a hike and once we finally got to the falls I saw a white dog that looked like it was some sort of forest guardian. I got a quick picture before he ran away into the jungle.

Anyway, when you get to the falls you are actually on top of them and in order to get to the bottom you have to climb down the rocks. There was even a part where you hold onto this thin rope and climb down slick rocks hoping it doesn't snap and plummet you to your death.

Two pictures of the top of the falls.

David looking down the falls.

Another picture of David and friend admiring the view. 

Almost there!

This is the part where you grab a rope and go down. The water is not very deep so if you fall it is gonna hurt.

Action photo of David using the rope.

Once we got to the bottom it was time to take some sweet pics of us around it!

Luckily we didn't have to use the rope to climb back up the falls. In fact there was a path that was 10 times safer that takes you back up to the top that the guide didn't feel like letting us know about. Overall it was pretty cool though.

Double Reef Beach

This past weekend I finally found the elusive double reef beach.  In order to get there you basically have to walk through jungle following tape markers that past people put on trees to guide you. It was a good 45 minute hike and it was a lot of fun. The only part that made me a little nervous was crossing the "limestone forest" which is essentially a bunch of algae covered rock. I took a picture this time!

Yeah... I walked on that. There were a few times I thought I was gonna trip and die but I somehow managed to get through.

Eventually on the path there is point where one direction takes you to Tweed's cave and the other to Double Reef beach.  We didnt go to Tweed's cave but since I now know where it is you can expect an update relatively soon. Anyway, after going through the jungle we popped out on this tiny strip of secluded beach.

We set up camp and I got out my snorkeling gear.  I heard that Double reef had the best snorkeling on island and they were telling the truth.  Basically the beach has two reefs and between them is a good 30-40 feet deep area.  It was crazy to be skimming across the first reef and then suddenly there is a straight drop where you are looking down at fields of coral and schools of fish. Unfortunately I don't have an underwater camera so you will just have to settle for these other two pictures I took of the beach.

I only snorkeled for a short time because I didn't want to completely exhaust myself and not be able to make it back.  It also rained the entire time I was swimming so I was completely soaking wet for the hike back.

Short post, but I did go to a place called Tarzan Falls this weekend which was pretty neat. I will update the blog soon with that one. Lastly, here is a picture of David with a Chamarro Elvis.