We began our White Water Adventure by descending over 300 steps to the Agung river below. The climb down was long and without hand rails to assist you. At times it was a little un-nerving, but we all made it and, thank God, the steps weren't slippery. Here we are at the starting point:
I had been assured several times by Jim that this trip is a Class II rapids and nothing to worry about with a six year old. The tour technically was for ages 7 and up.
Let's just say I wouldn't repeat this adventure again unless it were on slower moving current.
The first 3 drops were downright scary. There were no rope handles or anything to hold onto. We were told to duck down when the guide, who spoke about four words of English, yelled "boom-boom"! Jim and I were seated in front, John and Joe in the middle, and James in the back with the guide. No one was able to hold onto John. I about had a fit after the first rapids. John was literally shaking so hard from fear as well. It was NOT a pleasant first 45 minutes. Keep in mind that the guide's four English words were "forward", "back", "stop", and "boom". We couldn't exactly ask him what was coming.
Luckily, each drop got progressively tamer.
After 45 minutes, I began to relax.
After that it got much better.
Here we are at the point that I was ready to quit. The boys weren't happy here:
Everyone was happy by the end. We didn't lose anyone overboard, although we did see an Asian lady get dumped. The scenery was downright beautiful:
When we were finished, we were given a lunch and trekked back up the mountain to our car service back to the resort. Later that night, John thanked us for taking him on the rafting trip and said he had the "best time". The older two loved it as well and said they would do it again. I have to agree that it was a highlight of our trip. I would do it again in the U.S. but I'm generally not a fan of risking our lives in foreign countries!
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