Cedar Creek Falls

So to catch up where I left off like two weeks ago... The second day of the Whitsunday trip we went to cedar creek falls, a waterfall about 30 minutes from Airle beach. The cab ride was.. interesting (thanks Sonya), and we were all a little worried when all of us lost cell phone reception and we had to trust that the cab driver would send another driver to pick us up in the evening. The first sight of the waterfall made me feel like I had found some sort of paradise. The fall is about 60 or 70 feet tall , flowing into a very calm pond. The pond is surrounded by tropical vegetation and splits into two streams. After a relaxing swim in the pond and waterfall the crews short attention span was shining and people were starting to wonder why we had planned to stay so long. Luckily we found a trail. As we walked up we had to idea where we were heading, but when we got there we were quite satisfied. The trail led us to the top of the waterfall with a spectacular view of the surroundings. Because of all the vegetation it seemed like we were in some sort of dome made of trees. There was a young local up there too, and he led Jordan and I up further. We climbed past the second and third terrace of waterfalls to another pond. It stays stagnant in the dry season and the water is crystal clear. At the far end of that pond was another waterfall terrace with a thick vegetation backdrop. This truly is one of the most calming places I have ever been. The rest of the day was spent at the top of the waterfall just relaxing and reflecting. We even got to see someone jump from the falls (something that we were warned by locals to be very dangerous at this particular spot). It was an amazing day, but the best was yet to come.