Trip up North

Two weekends before school started, our language helper invited us and another family to an ancient city up north.

First, we went to a waterfall.  Seems nice and quiet, right?

Well, not so much.  There were loads of people there because it was a holiday, and I guess everyone goes toward water on a warm holiday.

So, we didn't stay long.  We went some place to eat.

They LOVE to use as many bowls as possible...at EVERY restaurant!

Then, we drove outside the city to a clear, cold, underground well-fed body of water.  Kylie and Caleb decided to call it "Mermaid Lagoon."  Karis stayed home, so she missed out on naming it.

No girls were swimming.

 So Kylie just waded with me.

 She REALLY wanted to get in, and I didn't care, so off she went with the boys.


That's her, fully clothed, at the back of the cliff-jumping line.

 She wasn't the only one fully clothed.  This man waded in, and the air filled his pants.

So much air that he was able to float.

 After a few hours, we had a picnic beside the water before we headed home.

 It was a great relaxing way to end the summer officially.