les cascades (waterfalls)

This past weekend I took a little trip to the waterfalls that are situated about an hour (by bus) south of Bobo. There is a chapter in the book I read today (The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants – I generally don’t like fiction, but I needed something entertaining that I could read in one day like watching a movie…man I miss movies…) that starts off with a sentence that exactly conveys what I felt sitting at the top of the falls…”The sunset was too beautiful. It almost made her feel panicked because she couldn’t save it.” She’s talking about a sunset, but I felt the same way listening to the water rushing by me and staring out over the West African horizon. It was B-E-A-U-tiful and so relaxing and I wanted to bottle it up and take it with me to have some everyday and share it with my friends and family. I have felt this way before when I go on trips and see or experience something so spectacular and I want to turn to Steph or Dad or Amber and say “isn’t this beautiful?” Don’t get me wrong, I love doing all these things, I just like to share it with those I love. So the pics will have to do it for you for now…until you come visit me:)
We (me and Leslie, the other volunteer in my waterfalls pictures) took a bus to Banfora and stayed the night, then got up the next morning and biked to the waterfalls located in Karfigula – about 15km away according to the people around these parts, but we are convinced it wasn’t that far. It was a hot day and the water was sooo cold. We spent the day frolicking around the waterfalls, biked back to Banfora, and then I caught a bus back to Bobo. Short trip, but sooooo wonderful.
Couldn't get the pics to upload, so I'll try again Saturday...stay tuned;)
Miss you all! Be home in 40 days and 40 nights:)