Sunday Night Scrappin'

This is page two of  my latest pages titled "Tranquil Tropics."

I still don't got the hang of posting yet. This  is the local swimming hole known as "Josephine Falls."It has a fantastic natural rock water slide, into a deep rock pool. Beyond that is fast flowing rapids, that wind on for a few more kms. The water is icy cold all year round, and makes a refreshing dip in our hot tropical summers.

May is the beginning of our Dry (or cold season) , so taking a dip in the rock pool at this time of year was extreme cold for us. I plunged into the water and and swam about 500m to the other side, climbed up, and fell straight back down on my butt. 

It must have been the funniest of sights, as I lay there giggling too hard to get up again. I had tears rolling down my cheeks from laughter, and not the pain. I think the cold numbed the pain.

My concerned family could only stare and wonder if I was hurt or not. Eventually my brother summoned up enough courage to brave the cold, and swam over to see if I was okay.

I stood up before he got to the other side and pronounced if his little sister was going to brave the rock slide , he would too. We both had a little chuckle about a time when we would not have hesitated to enjoy such fun, and went the distance several times that afternoon. What priceless memories!