It Is What It Is

Two days ago, I went to a waterfall around an area called Pocest. I'm a little hazy on the specifics of the location. However, it seems that Albanians are too.

A friend told us that the waterfall was thirty minutes from the city of Machellare. Once we got there and had walked forty minutes, a local told us that it was another hour and a half. All in all, the trip up the mountain took close to four hours. Then, the trip back down was a little under three.

Towards the top, I became a bit light headed and felt ready to throw in the towel. Of course, I'm glad I didn't. On a blistering hot summer day, the waterfall was cool and fresh. After showering off under the waterfall, the trip down the hill felt like a breeze.

For no particular reason but I've been listening to it often, today's track is "It Is What It Is" by Blood Orange.

One the way to Pocest

Picking up trash! 

Overlooking Dibra

On the way. It's hard to explain, but this is about two and a half, almost three hours into the hike. We traveled through the forest below, cut past the rock face in front, and hiked up to where the waterfall was. The tip of the waterfall is a thin stream that's barely visible in the photograph.

Waterfall

My best friends in the Peace Corps

Bonfire