Today we visited the "sticky waterfall" where we were able to climb up and down the face of a waterfall. Before visiting the Buatong Waterfall, I couldn't imagine how this would be possible, but the limestone made for easy footing as we spent hours climbing up and down. We also got to visit the Ched-Sri fountain (meaning seven colors), where the water is said to be sacred and there are many shrines next to the fountain. A short drive away from the falls we got to climb over 200 stairs to a cave entrance, home to a large Buddha statue (and lots of bat feces). After a tiresome but very fun day at the waterfall, we returned to Payap to regroup and later a few of us went back to the Jazz Co-op for the Tuesday night open jam session. It was so great to relax and listen to some amazing jazz music. There is a mix of all different nationalities at the co-op, with many westerners playing their instruments alongside Thais as well as a great mix of people in the audience. It's amazing to see so many different cultures mixing together over the common love for good music.
Dense plants
Ched-Sri (seven colors) fountain
Tommy getting sacred water from the fountain
Shrine next to the fountain
Jack sitting on top of the falls
Andrew climbing the falls
Climbing the stairs to the cave entrance
Inside the cave
Buddha statue within the cave
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