Without the backpacks weighing us down, Roger and I burn the track towards Sunderland Falls. We got to rush a bit since we have to come back from the falls and have 2 miles more to go to the Dumpling hut, you cannot leave this for too late in the evening, since you have a long 18km walk tomorrow and got to start early.
Quite a distance from the falls you can hear the roar and as you get closer, the spray begins to drench you. It isnt a voluminous falls but the height is impressive. It falls in 3 stages to the ground below. At the top of the falls is Lake Quill (Andrew Quill discovered the lake at the top of the falls, when he climbed the falls in 1880s, and of course Sunderland was the first to discover the falls.
How many places in the world will you be able to see a beautiful water fall lke this and not be bothered by the crowd? It was decently cold, and the thought of going behind the falls did not occur to us. The wind and the spray, made it seem colder. After taking in the views for abut 15 odd mins we headed back to the Quintin shelter.
The rest of the track to Dumpling Hut, was flat and quite an easy walk, how ever the light was fading. Back at the hut, we manage dinner with what ever bread and snacks we ave left. Rashmi isnt feeling too good. At around midnight she woke up, because she was feeling cold and couldnt sleep. We carry our sleeping bags to the community hall and try to sleep by the fire place.
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