Chapter Nineteen Summary

Peekay and Doc set out on their weekend hike, a twelve-mile long trek over Saddleback Pass to a waterfall that they know of. Doc has taken some careful notes on the location and believes that there must be limestone present, which is a very rare occurrence in their part of the world. They leave on a Friday and intend to be back by Saturday evening. Peekay has expressed concerns over Doc's physical ability to complete the journey, but Doc argues him into it on the grounds that they still have many discoveries to make.

That night they make camp near to the waterfall, overlooking a valley filled with rain forest. They talk into the night about Doc's musical ambitions for Africa, how he has tried all his time in the country to write a piece that is worthy of the beauty...