- I’M GOING KAYAKING!
- I kept getting up throughout the night to make sure that I didn’t sleep too late.
- I have the worst stomech ache still from something I ate and couldn’t shake it until I sucked it up and headed down to meet the bus
- Everyone on board the little pickup spoke german except for one girl named Penny. I started chatting with her about the usual travel stuff and was happy to find she is a very cool person.
- We get to the top of the river where the guide puts me into a solo kayak because I rule and everyone else in 2′s and 3′s
- We litterally paddle across the river and land on a beach.
- He explains that we are going to see some caves and have lunch… From my experiance the day before I am not so thrilled about the caves, but I figure I’m with a group of older people… They can’t be difficult.
- The caves we hiked to were actually called “Water Caves” and we had to board a tube to get in to see them.
- After waiting for the previous group to get out we all plop into our respective tubes and follow the guide wire into what I affectionately named “The Cave of Death”
- Everything is going swimmingly, the cave was amazing, unlike anything i’ve seen before and there really wasn’t anyplace to slip and break my neck… yet
- I get a bit bored and wander off into my own world when I realize that the group is significantly smaller and we’re paddling upriver against a very strong current…
- Having a decent time I kept going and got to a part where we had to take our tubes out of the water and army crawl to get through the area.
- I’m still following about 6-8 people and we keep swimming and swimming…
- We hit the end of the cave! The stupid Germans ditched the guide and took us to an area where we obviously weren’t supposed to be.
- I do a little freak-out in my head and then tell everyone we’re heading back and to form a line…
- FInally we get out of the death cave to find a nice lunch waiting for us.
- We hike back to the river stopping at a little cave with a buddha statue for a bit and procede to hit the river.
- If it isn’t obvious that I have no idea what kind of trip I booked by now, let me clarify. I went into the travel agency next to the hotel and said I want to go kayaking. She said ok, gave me a cheap price, and I went. That’s about it… on with the story.
- I slowly approach my first white-water rapids in my mono kayak with a good amount of caution…
- By the second one I was a pro, I blasted through the water faster than the entire group!!
- We stop by the party area for an hour after kayaking for 3 hours or so and rest.
- Another 1 hour of kayaking brings us to our destination at the foot of the river.
- Penny and I grab dinner nearby
- I head back to the room to do a little reading and rest
- around 9 I head out to a restaurant that plays family guy on a loop to watch for a while and get a smoothie
- I go to bed early… Long day of traveling ahead of me.
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