OMG! Rafting was WAAAAAY too much fun! I have never done anything like it before. I was so scared at certain times but I would definitely do it again!
I went on the grade 5 course but of course my raft ended up flipping on a grade 3 rapid :-? It was so SCARY! I though I was gonna drown or at least swallow a hellevu alot of water. But neither happened. LOL. I just almost had a heart attack...that's all. Me and the people I went with split a DVD and we're gonna try and burn it so we each have a copy. If you are my friend and live in the DC area...you WILL see this evidence of my rafting experience MANY times.
Me in my helmet and safety jacket before going rafting....I have no other evidence b/c I wasn't going to have my camera destroyed while falling in the water.
So besides the scary rapids, there was alot of calm time on the Nile just floating along. And man we did SO much rowing .....my arms are still sore (I know I'm outta shape). The natural beauty again is just so breathtaking. There were also alot of birds and even a gang of bats along the way. Man I am so glad I got to have that experience.
Pic of the Nile from the Bus :-/...still beautiful tho....
Also while in Jinja I got to do so much souveneir (sp?) shopping. I wanted to get like everything I saw. But I had to use self control but I think I'll be going back there before I come back to get more stuff.
All in all it was a great July 4th and we even had a BBQ the next day! Still can't wait to be back home but all these experiences have made this trip all the while!
We were gonna celebrate July 4th no matter what continent we're on!
Told you Grade 5 rapids is the BOMB! I'm glad you like Jinja. It's a quaint little town that's laid back and not crazy like Kampala. :)
ReplyDeleteI wish I was still there so that we can go shopping! My supervisor know some of the ladies in the shops so they give pretty good discounts!
I'd like to do that one day, probably would've had a heart attack if we flipped over though...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the advice Wendy! It was so much fun but terrifying at first lol. Oh I I really love Jinja. Its way less busy than Kampala but more to do than Mbale. I actually met a few of the ladies at the shop and chatted it up with them and they gave me some discounts on some stuff :-)
ReplyDeleteTina we gotta do it! It was like a rollercoaster...so scary but after your like I can't believe I just did that. And I def almost had a heart attack when we flipped but it was ok when I just calmed down and relaxed a bit.