Monday, March 23, 2009

Ti Tou Gorge and Indian River


John and I had such a blast at the Ti Tou Gorge and the Indian River. The Ti Tou Gorge is actually on the hike back from the Boiling Lake and the Indian River is located in Portsmouth. Two completely different locations but they do have sometime in common...parts of the Pirates of the Caribbean II and III were filmed at both of these locations!

The Titou Gorge is a narrow water filled canyon just at the start of the Boiling Lake trail. A lot of people come up just to see the gorge itself, and leave the Boiling Lake hike to the brave. We enjoyed a swim in the gorge after our exhausting hike. I really just wanted to get home but John convinced me that we should go for a quick swim. I am glad we did :) The water was cold and crystal clear. It was just plain beautiful with the sun shining down into the cracks above the gorge.

The Indian River was actually a lot more that I expected. We started at the base and hired a guide to paddle us up river. It was so calm and relaxing. It was really neat to see all of the vegetation growing straight up from the water, and creating all of these reflections on the water. The trees hung just over the water, creating a surreal effect (no wonder why the filmed a movie here).

I will try to get pictures up as soon as I can, but the internet is not working well over here.

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