Bold monkeys and harrowing hikes

Rental-car day today! We head up to "Grand Etang National Park. First stop, Grand Etang Lake. We take a hike to this round crater-elake and to an outlook in th remains of the rainforsst. The bare branches a reminder that "Ivan" was to be taken seriously.
The serious face of a Mona Monkey is what meets us at the visitors-center entrance. Perched on the fence, with three or four pals in the bushes, it looked like it's his turn to be photograghed. But when a German woman with a bag of bananas approaches we catch on. He's off the fence and at the bag in a wink of an eye. The woman is aghast, the monkey at feast, chomping away as his three cousins join in the feed. And I get close-ups of their long, pointy teeth in the mushy fruit. Arn't they cute!
Down the road a bit we find the track into the "Seven Sister's Falls". And our guide, David finds us. Okay, not a problem, we can pay a guide for walking along the path to the falls... Do we want to carry on up to "Honeymoon Waterfall"? There's a heart-shaped pool under it? And off we hike. Now through more rugged, rocky country. On all fours under huge toppled trees and balancing over slippery rocks and logs over the swift stream. Higher, steeper, the last bit is up through a waterfall. David shows us each foothold and guides us through, one at a time. And there she is " The Honeymoon Falls"! A lovely waterfall, from the dense green hills down into the heart-shaped little pool.
Soon we're in the cool, dark pool swimming under the pounding waterfall. All very refreshing, but how do we get back down?!
Step-by-wary-step, balancing-act on the log, hopping from rock to slippery rock in the rushing stream, through the gooey, muddy bit, and back to the main "Sister's Falls".
Yes, it was worth it!