Final day in Thenzawl we had to visit the Tuirihiau Falls. After a stroll around town falling to find the Sumo counter to book travel back to Aizawl tomorrow and failing to find a working atm we took to Jacob's auto rickshaw for the trip out of town.
The roadworks were more active. I was particularly impressed by the asphalt workers wearing flip-flops, casually kicking hot asphalt under the roller as it trundled along.
Oh, and the rakes didn't seem particularly heavy-duty.
The waterfall parking had an entry fee (about 20p each) and four staff members there. We were the only visitors.
Instead of looking across at a high fall as yesterday, for Tuirihiau we had to descend 100 steps through the jungle to the river, then we could wander behind the falls to the opposite bank.
A beautiful spot. The tree roots suggested to me that the falls are eroding the land very quickly.
On the down side, there was a surprising amount of litter around - almost everywhere we've been in India there seems a very relaxed attitude to dumping single-use plastic, and there is plenty of it. We've seen much worse than here, though.
We sat, had a drink and a few biscuits (taking our rubbish away - but we have no idea what happens to waste here), and trekked back up the steep steps.
Mid afternoon is getting hotter, increasingly challenging to be out, so we both read a while.
It's now evening and we're waiting for our supper to arrive. The kitchen here seems only loosely affiliated with the hotel; it's a bit hit or miss if anything will be produced (opening hours seem flexible!) and what turns up adds surprise to our days. Now we're getting used to each other we're moving - the receptionist booked us on a Sumo at 0900 tomorrow for Aizawl - we think!
Food arrived in far greater variety and quantity than we wanted - she came back again after the photo with more!
It was supposed to be shared daal with rice.
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