Trucks and Boats are Never Full in Africa




So this last weekend, Naveen, Devin, Lauren and I worked up the courage (although it didn't take much) and went white water rafting down the Nile! It was honestly one of the coolest things I have ever done in my life!  Unfortunately Devin was split from the group and so our pics are missing him.  There were four boys from the US who joined us 3 girls in the boat - I think it made Lauren feel slightly at home to be surrounded by Americans and not Canadians for once.  Our guide Nathan was a riot and we had actually ran into him the weekend before at Hairy Lemon where he uttered one of Naveen and I's favourite Ugandan lines thus far: "trucks and boats are never full in Africa". This was a perfect description of our weekend of rafting and cramming into buses to get to and from Jinja.
We went down 8 rapids in total and I think 5 of them were Class 5 rapids.  Naveen and I are totally addicted and can't wait to go again when Mom comes to visit in August!

Going over the second half of the first rapid, which was essentially a waterfall.  Hilariously I somehow ended up jumping the barrier between Naveen and I while we went over and finished the rapid literally RIGHT behind her - too funny.

The crew paddling down the river.

This is us just about to flip....

... and this is us fully flipped! - I can't wait to do it again!
Naveen and I at the end of the day with the boats in the background!
Devin and I supporting one another while having a couple of Nile Specials on the Nile
My tea early in the morning with the Nile in the background

Breakfast on the Nile - the sleepyheads finally woke up!

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