Father's Day, part 2

We had a lovely Father’s Day yesterday. The morning began with my instructions to the boys to allow their father to sleep as late as he wanted. Unfortunately, due to the energetic nature of the boys, this involved Aaron moving to another room to continue sleeping. If he remained in our usual room he was sure to be awakened in one manner or another. Ridge and Holt then spent some time coloring a large “Happy Father’s Day” poster. Afterwards, Ridge and I made some fruit salad for Aaron’s breakfast. I found a small wooden knife at the store on Saturday and this was Ridge’s tool for safe cutting. He worked very hard to do a nice job.

Working on the poster
Ridge's picture for Aaron
Holt's picture for Aaron
Cutting kiwi

After a lazy morning and fancy breakfast (involving American-style bacon – a real rarity around here!) the boys spent a large portion of their day playing with the neighborhood kids outside. The weather was fantastic. Shortly after a quick lunch, we decided to do a little exploring based on a conversation I had had a few days earlier. Apparently, there are several locally famous waterfalls near the village. We set out to find them. Before locating the falls, we made a stop at Kamu, a flower park in Kamiokoppe (about 10 minutes away). They have wonderful flowers and this awesome slide made with rollers. It’s super long! So, of course, we had to stay and play a bit.

Slide 1
Slide 2
Slide 3
Ridge on hangie thingie

This was the first of three waterfalls along the route. Unfortunately, the road was blocked off and we were unable to drive to the other two further down the road. These falls are a popular spot among the locals. Usually, there is a rope across the top, just like the ropes that are hung outside a Shinto shrine. The spot could be considered sacred to some, and there was evidence of many alcoholic offerings that had been set out in the past in honor of the local “kami”, or spirits.

A sign at the waterfall
Waterfall
I can't read this either (at the falls)

I hope to return with better luck at viewing the other two waterfalls.