River Waterfall

The first weekend here in Malaysia, Amy (my stepmother) decided to show us a nearby waterfall that she used to visit and swim in with her siblings as children. She used to bicycle to this place and relax in the cold water on hot days. The water is so cool because it runs down from the peak of the mountain; it's a very popular place on a hot weekend.

It's too bad I didn't know people went swimming in there or I would have brought my swimsuit and joined them.


After dipping my feet in the refreshing waters and taking some photos, we walked over to the small suspension bridge that crosses the river.

Here is a view from the suspension bridge of people swimming in the river. Some families even made a little fire and cooked food while soaking their feet/legs in the river.

It is an interesting cultural difference to see muslim women in the water with all their clothing on. It's very common over here as there are many muslims in Malaysia, but it isn't such a common sight back home. Actually, when someone goes to the beach wearing jeans and a long sleeve shirt and never changes into a swimsuit, that person will generally get a lot of stares as the viewers think "is that person crazy?! It's so hot!" I was mostly curious if it was actually comfortable to be in the water with all those layers on.

We crossed back over the suspension bridge and relaxed in the sun with a cold drink, then we later headed home before all those cars tried to rush out of the park.