Childhood memories: The Sempoala River

The Sempoala River, the Indian name for 10 major bends in the river.  It was quite a hike and many times we accompanied my father on his many treks to visit other remote villages to encourage the believers.  We waded in that tumultuous river just to reach some of those villages.  On occasions we would picnic along the banks and briefly play in the quiet pools.  Many trees and brush bordered the thin trails we took.  We could hear the distant thundering of a waterfall and avoided the strong current in parts of the river as many had lost their lives in crossing that river which lead to some of the other villages.