Waterfalls

Opening act

The waterfall at the community of Bauline where we put-in on Saturday turned out to the the first of numerous waterfalls we encountered on the day. Of course, each one had to be explored and seen up close.

Water, water everywhere

The raindrops dance on the briny sea surface and merge with the ocean. Where the rain falls on the land it too must return to the sea but in more copious amounts.

A torrent

Where the cliffs fall as steeply as the water, there's a chance for a shower.

Separate paths

Sometimes there's too much water for the terrain to channel and it must find an alternate route to the sea. Instead of thundering over cliffs faces it splits off to caress the rocks and echo the folded beds.

Erosion

Here in this small cove the water has sought out a micro-fault, an area of weakness in the rock, that over time it will exploit and wear down through the bedrock. Slowly sediments that accumulated in Proterozoic seas will return to the sea once more.

Falls obscured

The fog obscures the water falling in this nape in the land. Even the smallest water droplets in fog contribute to create waterfalls. The fog touches the trees, condenses and falls to the earth where it seeks the lowest point and returns to the sea.

Waterfalls - an added treat on our Saturday paddle.