I just want to point out to those who hear this story from other's perspective, I really truly tried to find a hike suitable for our family. We tried to go white water rafting but Gabe was too young. Instead, we found what sounded like a fun little family hike. It was described as a short 20 min. walk to the first waterfall and another 80m (the length of a football field) to the highest waterfall and then finally a walk back over a swinging bridge within 5 min. of the lodge we were staying at. I figured with playing in the waterfall and lunch, it woudl take around 2 hours roundtrip. The picture above is the river we forded to begin our hike. Luckily, my camera was in a waterproof bag so there are is no photo evidence of me slipping on the first of many rocks and falling into the water.....hiking wet is not fun :(
After our "20 minute" short hike....which was actually closer to 45 min. all uphill, we finally made it to the first waterfall. This was an amazing place and so private. We had so much fun standing under the powerfull rush of water and just relaxing after a long uphill climb to get to it. Our guides, who only spoke Spanish, relaxed with us.
At this point, we were loving our hike and feeling like the kids were getting rested enough to hike up a bit farther to see El Bejuco, the big waterfall we were heading to.
I just want to point out to those who hear this story from other's perspective, I really truly tried to find a hike suitable for our family. We tried to go white water rafting but Gabe was too young. Instead, we found what sounded like a fun little family hike. It was described as a short 20 min. walk to the first waterfall and another 80m (the length of a football field) to the highest waterfall and then finally a walk back over a swinging bridge within 5 min. of the lodge we were staying at. I figured with playing in the waterfall and lunch, it woudl take around 2 hours roundtrip. The picture above is the river we forded to begin our hike. Luckily, my camera was in a waterproof bag so there are is no photo evidence of me slipping on the first of many rocks and falling into the water.....hiking wet is not fun :(
After our "20 minute" short hike....which was actually closer to 45 min. all uphill, we finally made it to the first waterfall. This was an amazing place and so private. We had so much fun standing under the powerfull rush of water and just relaxing after a long uphill climb to get to it. Our guides, who only spoke Spanish, relaxed with us. 
At this point, we were loving our hike and feeling like the kids were getting rested enough to hike up a bit farther to see El Bejuco, the big waterfall we were heading to.
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