Rafting down the NILE

I thought I would also post quickly about our trip a couple weekends ago to Jinja where we rafted down the Nile River on class 5 rapids! Everyone told me that it would be scary, and Ruco and I debated back and forth about going. I finally gave in (actually Ruco just booked the trip in my absence,) and the two of us took off for a weekend. We received great training about what to do if the boat turns over, if you are trapped under the boat, etc. Our guide told us that if you get drug under with the rapids--don't panic! You have enough air in your lungs to sustain you for quite a while. Well, our boat didn't over turn much...but when it did, it was on the worst rapid. We actually had the option not to do it, but because I had been having so much fun prior to this, I decided to brave it. Ruco was really surprised! Anyway, we really got stuck in a whirlpool and then our boat overturned. I was OK the first time I was drug under water for probably only 10 seconds even though it was scary...but when I came up again, I didn't have enough time to get a good breath of air before I was drug under water again by the current. I panicked! It was definitely scary! I finally came back up and caught eye contact with Ruco. I know I must have looked like a nut flailing about, but he reassured me that I had indeed survived! HA! It was scary, but fun. I believe Ruco's brother Hugo did it when he came to Uganda a couple of years ago. We don't have any photos unfortunately because our camera would have been ruined had we brought it along, but I thought I would share with everyone my near death experience! :) We did have a fun time though, and met some fun friends on our boat!