Sunday, 19 June 2011

Bom Bom!

I went rafting on the Telaga Waja river in Bali this week, 14 km of non-stop rapids. Despite being only grade 2 rapids, it was something I didn't want to miss out on. Carin, Darren and Geralyn, who I went to Bali with, didn't want to do it, so this was my solo adventure.

Things I will remember about rafting on the Telaga Waja:
  • Debbie and Lisa: Two Taiwanese girls who I shared a raft with and who shrieked with pleasure and fear the whole time.
  • "Bom bom!": The guide, Nixo, screamed this every time we hit a rock or the side of the gorge which happened all the time.
  • Waterfalls everywhere: I must've seen more than 100 waterfalls on that stretch of river a lot of which fell directly into the water (see the waterfall behind me and Nixo).
  • A white water rafting highway: I have never seen so many rafts on one river at the same time.
  • Drinking water out of palm leaf cups and eating "home made cake" aka deep fried banana.
  • Impossibly tall trees
  • Feeling so happy being back on a raft again after so many years.

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