I couldn´t sleep a wink because of the noise from the waterfalls. My face had small bite marks from some bugs. Yikes!
A nice caffe con leche and crackers, and we left the camp promptly at 5:00 am. After an hour´s boat ride, watching the sky change to dawn, we stopped for breakfast in a hut. We returned to the boat, and continued for another two hours through some rough waters.
We started hiking for 30 minutes through the savanna, then another hour uphill, to a spectacular view of Salto Angel or Angel´s Fall. It is the 70th anniversary of the discovery of these falls, which are ONE KILOMETER in drop. Jimmy Angel crashed his plane nearby in 1937 and ¨discovered¨ the falls.
After another 90 minutes or so, we were back to ground and had a delicious pit grilled lunch of chicken, rice and potatoes.
After a short rest, we thought we were in for the 3 hour ride back or so, but our boat stopped at a lovely spot called Poso de Felicidad, or Happinness Falls, where I had a swim. It was lovely, and the water temperature was just right.
During the final hour, we got soaked wet to the bone, as the boat hit some turbulences.
We made it back to the camp hoping to see the moon rise again over the lagoon.
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