Water Falls and Bitting Fish!

We spent the day at Erwan National Forest, northwest of Bangkok hiking and enjoying the beautiful waterfalls. Erwan has seven spectacular waterfalls that are staged along a jungle hillside. In order to get to the top waterfall we had to hike for a hour through the humid jungle, passing screeching monkeys and huge teak and palm trees. Each of the waterfalls had a unique contour through the hillside. We stopped at two to swim in the beautifully clear pools that gathered at the bottom of each. The very top falls provided a great view of the cliff where the river began it path down the hillside. We spent some time cooling off in the chilly waters and basking in the limited sunshine that was able to make it way through the thick vegetation. We soon found the numerous fish that lived in the pools also were very territorial. It was a little weird to experience attacking fish that would nip at you legs and toes as you wadded in the pools. One of the most enjoyable pools we found was one that had two huge boulders that the water cascaded over. These provided a great water slide for Katie and I to slip into the fish infested pools. My fun was cut short when I had to rescue my wife from some aggressive picture taking locals that enjoyed the way Katie looked in her swimsuit. We spent the rest of the day in one of the museums that discussed the history of Burma-Thai railroad and its significance in World War II. We ended the day enjoying a beer and watching the beautiful sunset behind the nearby mountains between Thailand and Burma.