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DECEMBER 14, 2012: TALAFOFO RIVER BAMBOO

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Just across the highway from the Jeffry's Beach Road is a trail which parallels the Talofofo River.
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Just across the highway from the Jeffry's Beach Road is a trail which parallels the Talofofo River.

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  • Just across the highway from the Jeffry's Beach Road is a trail which parallels the Talofofo River.
  • As you can see from this video, I should say the MIGHTY Talafofo River.<br /> <br /> Actually, it's a very nice place to just relax and allow yourself to listen to nature.
  • It was raining the day we were there, but the bamboo canopy is thick enough that we stayed reasonably dry.
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  • After the little bamboo patch the trail becomes much more difficult to follow.
  • It's my understanding that there is a beautiful bare granite slope up river where the water forms a bit of a waterfall (I believe it's not a sheer drop, but a gentle little slanted fall) into a pool where people used to frequent to swim. The story I've heard is that a few years ago several people caught leptospirosis after swimming there and a couple of youth actually died. Since then apparently very few people have returned, so the trail has become more difficult to follow (impossible, as far as I'm concerned).<br /> <br /> Anyone reading this remember going up to the Falls and pool? Is this really even the "correct" trail up to it? I've tried picking my way on up, but it does get quite difficult after here. There doesn't seem to be a real trail, so one would have to just follow the stream, I guess. The Leptospirosis should not be a problem unless a person got this water in his mouth (wading in it should not be a problem), but I've been told there there may be at least one deep area one must swim through to get there, which is not something I'm planning on doing. Anybody know for sure if this is correct?
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