Ubon's Giant Waterfall

Leah and I have already visited this waterfall, but we thought it'd be a good idea to go on an adventure with our friends who have joined us for this week's holiday.  We took a van two hours west to the national park.  It was such a blast!  

There were many steps that lead down to the waterfall, they were scary to go down because they were so slippery and wet!  I kept thinking I was going to fall on my face, but somehow my flip-flops didn't become  a problem.  Once we were all down at the bottom, we enjoyed the view and the water.  The first time we went, we didn't actually go in the water because it was cold and the water was murky and mysterious.  But this time, because of our many friends, the excitement of it all, and the heat, we actually swam!  The water was still murky, which made it adventurous to swim in, but we still had a blast.  

We swam way out towards the waterfall and explored a little island rock.  I was surprised we all made it up on top, the rock was VERY slippery.  After exploring the water fall and the water in general, we hiked further through the valley along the little river.  This was quite scary because there tons of bees swarming!  We tried to avoid them by going off the beaten path and hiking on rocks... which worked just fine.  The water was very low this time, but it was rainy season last time we went.  

The hike up was awful.  We were all exhausted from the many steps we had to climb, but the exhaustion was worth the fun and adventurous time in the park.