Gavin & Betty-Ann have an adventure

This is really an adventure we had about three weeks ago and hadn't gotten around to putting it on the blog yet...

Our land-lord Alex is a great guy and has been doing some music stuff with Betty-Ann. He also grew up around here. He asked us if we'd like to go a hike with him to Tews and Webster falls. I was feeling a little tired so I asked whether there was much up & down. HE replied that the escarpment wasn't very far so there wasn't much you could do in the way of up and down... We obviously have different views about what a lot means.



It's true that there is only so far you can go up here, but you can go up and then down a bit and then across all on steep slopes... Which is exactly what we did.

He did show us the place were people used to have outdoor parties (remember the prohibition on drinking outside in Canada). Apparently they used to lower an old bath-tub down the hill and fill it with ice and beers. Drunk people wandering round on steep slopes above a creek? Yes people did sometimes get injured!



These falls are nearly as tall as Niagara falls but obviously have much less water. Much of the water freezes as it sprays out over the edge leading to weird formations. This is a picture looking up the valley towards the falls at the end. It doesn't really given an impression of the height because all the trees here are so tall and thin! These are maple and oak.

Most people go to the top of Tews falls and look down. Not Alex! He likes to go to the bottom and climb out.




He had never done this in winter before, but he's a sensible guy and luckily he brought a rope!! (He's a sailor so he knows his knots etc as well). Shale, bit of dirt, dry leaves overlaid with ice from the falls... Nice... Betty-Ann asked me the next day why his arms were sore. I pointed out that we had been climbing up using our arms a lot of the way!! Here's a picture of Alex pulling me up the first bit.







And this is the view from the top, looking back where we've come from.










We then took a leisurely walk along the top (i.e., the path) to Webster falls which was also very pretty. The water coming off the falls makes these weird cauliflower looking ice sculptures... This is from the top of the falls looking down. There is a nice kind of park at the top.

We then walked back along the path to where the car was parked. It's all within easy walking distance from our house. While not volunteering to pull anyone up the slope we'd love to show people the falls when the visit!


Tune in soon for more adventures of Gavin & Betty-Ann!