Week 4: Swimming below Itiquira Falls

Just downstream from the falls, there are several pools of freezing cold water that we were able to swim in. The water was slow and deep and clear. There were even a few fish darting around despite the invasion of humans into their territory.

We all had a fun time swimming and climbing on the rocks around the pool. Emma was learning about rocks in her science class at school, so when she found interesting rocks, she would show them to me.

The park had a couple of shelters for changing near the swimming holes, so we were able to change our clothes before and after the swim, though the air was dry enough that we probably would have been completely dry before we reached our cars. It was about a 500 meter walk from the parking lot to the falls.