On day 8 of our trip 18 of us took a bus at 6 am to the EXTREME RAFTING lodge. We were about to rafting down the Tully River, which is a level 5 and one of the top 5 rivers to raft in the world. We all decided to get wet suits because it was pretty cold out. The bus took us to the river where we met our guides and got all our equipment including the life vests, helmet, and paddles. It was a rainy/misty day but it didn’t bother anyone because we were rafting through the rainforest. Our rafting guide Nori was from Japan and was the medic on the river so I felt like I was in good hands. We rafted14 km, which took us from 10am- 4-pm. We stopped along the river for a quick lunch, which was under a tent in the middle of the rainforest. We stopped a few times when we were rafting to go cliff jumping, and some times we got to just let the current take us down the river but had to be quick to get to the sides. Nori flipped the raft a few times so we would all fall in which was really scary but so much fun. My leg got caught under Emily one time and I ended up with bruises from my hip down to my ankle. It was fun to float down the river but there were a lot of rocks and boulders. Rafting through the strong current and all the boulders was amazing. We got to slide down a mini waterfall which was so fun except I got thrown into the side of the huge rock… and they only give you 10 seconds to come back up before they come down to rescue you well guess who came up at 9 seconds… just in the nick of time! It was kind of scary because I was so deep in the water. After we were done rafting we got changed into warm cloths and they had a snack for us. It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life!
Since it was the 4th of July the backpackers held Happy Hour specials all night for Americans! We had an American flag that we brought out with us, and had them play Born in the U.S.A. We all went nuts. It was fun to celebrate in another country.
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