Rafting

It's a roller coaster ride with no guarantee of safety. You kind of know which way the raft will go, but even the guide has no certainty of exactly what will happen. and once you're thrown off the raft, or the raft flips and everyone is flailing about under water, there's no guarantee how long you'll be under water or how bruised/cut you'll get. Still, its not really very dangerous - the guides first walk you through the basics and after some practice on the slower moving parts of the river, you're ready for category 5. On the Nile, there's enough water flowing through the rapids that as long as you tuck in your limbs and don't panic too much, you should be safe. It was one of the best experiences of my live - rollercoasters used to bore me, now they'll surely put me to sleep.

When i returned i received an unfortunate letter from John - a cousin of his died today and he will be travelling to the funeral tomorrow, so our plans have been cancelled. Not sure what i'll do.