Brigitte came to visit us on the island so of course we had to find some adventures to go on. You know like trying to sneak into luxurious resorts, exploring different beaches, getting stranded in the rainforest...yes, STRANDED.
We decided to hike Concord Falls the other day with Kylie and little Eleanor. It was pretty gloomy when we got up to the trailhead, but we decided to hike it anyways because:
1. we drove all the way up there
2. The security guard was telling us that we couldn't hike it with a baby so obviously we had to prove him wrong
3. FOMO
Turns out when they say hike they really mean nature walk. We had to cross a few creeks on the way up and it was kind of tricky to skip across the mossy walks so most of the time we ended up just walking right through the water. It was still fun to chat though, and the scenery was fantastic! The rainforests might be my favorite part of Grenada. We walked past all kinds of cool stuff; banana trees, cocoa trees, a creepo farmer, a goat...where in Grenada do you not see a goat?
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| Bananas |
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| Cocoa Bean |
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| Lil' goat didn't even see what could have been coming to him. |
Right as we arrived at the base of the falls and were settling in to the spectacular view it started just down pouring. It poured so hard that we were instantly drenched. We decided to head back so we could get under the tree canopies and out of the rain, but then it started to thunder and lightning (Like loud and close together) so we were rushing as fast as we could to get back to the car. I didn't think I was scared at the time but my actions said otherwise. When we were scrambling across one of the creeks my feet slipped off either side of a rock and my ankle got smashed between two rocks in the water. When Brigitte asked if I was okay I just said "Yep!" and ran the rest of the way across the creek. It actually hurt real bad- like cuss word worthy kind of pain- but lightning and water are not a good mix people. The trail had turned into a stream of ankle deep water by this time. We made good progress until we reached the third creek that we had crossed on our way in. It had quadrupled in size and had a strong current. Against our better judgement we decided to do a little hot potato action with Eleanor which led to Kylie being dragged down the river right as her babe was pulled to safety. After a quick recoup we hurried along the path until we got to the next creek. The monsoon had already transformed the little creek into rushing rapids of muddy water....NOT EXAGGERATING. We said a prayer (duh) and tried to test the waters but the current was too strong and the mud blocked our view of the rocks underneath so we knew we wouldn't be able to cross safely without any kind of aid. Our next attempt included two walking sticks for extra support...fail. As soon as I stuck the stick in the water, it was taken away by the current. Next we panicked for like five minutes. Then we prayed again..obvi. After that we came up with a whole slew of genius ides. Brigitte and I tried to throw rocks in the river to make a path...epic fail, we tried to make a beaver dam to stop the water...no luck, I halfway tried to ride a tree trunk across the river...nope, and we even thought of forcing the goat across in front of us so we would know where to step. We didn't end up trying the goat idea, but I still have faith in him. Hey, no idea is a bad idea when you are stuck in a rainforest during a hurricane (basically). So we moved to higher ground-because the river was flooding us out- and accepted the fact that we were marooned and would have to wait who knows how long for our families to come rescue us.
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| This is the creek when we crossed it on our way up. |
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| The creek on the way back (same spot) |
After an hour of living off the land two farmers, David and Dwight, found us as they were heading home. They asked "Ya stuck?" Then they laughed and led us up the side of the mountain while chopping a path with their machetes. It didn't seem like that was the first time that they rescued people from the rainforest. Brigitte and Kylie both gave them hugs when we made it to the car but I decided to stick to my better judgement on this one and just hugged Fran (the car). I might have told them that I loved them though...
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| David and Dwight |
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| Franny-June <3 |
We made it home safe and sound and learned our lesson to never hike in the rainforest during a storm ever again. Here are some more pictures of our hike:
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| The trail |
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| Concord Falls |
