From Chris, with Divya, on the MaggieM

On reading of our trip to the waterfalls in Squalls and Rainbows (Part One: Opera and Glow Worms: Waterfall Swimming Page 26), Chris relates a humerous anecdote. He picks up the story as we were climbing to the highest level ...

As Chris reached the top of the level, it took both Jose and Gabriel together to help pull him up, Chris being a big guy. As they were struggling and Chris was trying to find a foothold in the gushing water, his bathing suit was suddenly swept down his legs and carried down the chute to the pool below.

Gabriel and Jose, who were now holding a butt-naked Chris, started shouting, "Pantalones, Pantalones!" They wondered whether to continuine pulling Chris up where he would be standing around naked with the rest of the group, or to just let go of him in the hope that he might find his bathing suit below. After several strange, dire, and bewildering glances among the three parties concerned, Jose and Gabriel let go of Chris who slid down the chute and splashed into the pool below.

At this point it should be mentioned that Fran, a doctor from upstate New York, was quietly floating and relaxing in the pool below, enjoying her decision to forgo the climb to the last waterfall. When she saw a blue bathing suit come floating by, her curiosity was aroused, especially as she heard the animated conversation above. But before she could come to any conclusions, naked Chris came plunging down into the water in front of her. After a few seconds, he grabbed his bathing suit, pulled it on, and said,

"Hi Fran."

Both Fran and Chris felt fine about never making it up to the final level.