Tuesday, 28 October 2008

Rafting

We booked a 3 day rafting trip down the Kali Gandiki river, which we ended up cramming into 2 days which meant a 5 o'clock start on the 1st day. It was fantastic! Rachel was a little scared at the thought of it, but ended up loving it, even when she got chucked out in the middle of a rapid! We had a great guide who steered while we and a dutch couple paddled like mad. Unfortunately the dutch man was a bit clumsy and ended up pushing Craig's face about 5 foot under the water with his foot in the middle of a rapid! The dutch guy was oblivious to this as he swam to safety. We capsised on the 2nd day over a massive rapid (a 4 apparently?) and we all ended up in the water. Craig floated down the river and was picked up by the other raft and Rachel ended up balance on a rock with the catamaran carrying the camping gear picking her up. The water was rather cold! But is was all great fun and we ended up camping on a beach with a hole in the sand for a loo and a campfire to keep us warm.

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