Some "Fotografi"

This past Sunday I went on a trip to visit Matabunto Falls accompanied by my friend Younsel. I wanted to scout out the road to see if it had been upgraded from when I was there last (it had not) and Younsel just wanted to take some photographs. In Indonesian the word photography is "fotografi". As mentioned previously Younsel is an award winning photographer and recently placed in the top 18 of a competition sponsored by Garuda, the Indonesian national airline. Here are a couple of examples of his handy work. The first is one taken of me the day before while we were on our rafting excursion and the second is of the upper cascade at Matabunto Falls.

And here is one I took of Younsel while we were at the upper cascade.

The falls as you may have figured out by my frequent reference to them (this was my 3rd time there) are fantastic! Even though the road is passable only by 4-wheel drive, or motor bike, the number of locals visiting it on any weekend appears to be increasing by leaps and bounds as more and more people learn of the place. Many go there and have a picnic, swim in the many pools or just lie back as the water falls around them.