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Due to unforeseen circumstances (namely Martin picking up a fun little food bug) we haven’t done anything in Myitkyina since arriving three days ago. He’s better now, so we were determined to find something to do with our last day here.
We had heard of a waterfall within a day-trip distance from town, but were told it was rather difficult to find on your own (see picture of a street sign as an example why). Since we were both incredibly restless, this sounded like just the kind of adventure we needed. So today, it was waterfall or bust.
Renting a motorbike in Myitkyina
We found a guy on a street corner who was willing to rent us his motorbike for $10 for the day. Our guesthouse (the one and only YMCA I’ve ever stayed at) also wrote out a little note for us to show the villagers along the way.
Our little waterfall savior
We had a bridge to cross (which was on the town map), then were told after that to just start showing people our note since we would be off the map at that point. As it turned out, our little note was a great icebreaker. We were invited to join some men who were guzzling whiskey. We were instant friends with some orange vendors. We were swarmed by crowd of villagers trying to see our little green note. Impromptu parties aside, we were always steered in the right direction by the extremely nice locals and it never ceased to bring a smile to my face.
Getting directions to the waterfall
Two hours (and a very sore rear end later) we arrived at the infamous waterfall. The waterfall was pretty spectacular and we were the only people there, which was great. (To give you a sense of it’s scale, look for me holding my hands out in front of the second waterfall in the photo) In retrospect, however, it was a greater adventure than it was a destination.
Waterfall outside Mitykyina
I guess for today’s Great Waterfall Adventure the always wise Aerosmith quote holds true: Life’s a journey, not a destination.
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