White Water Rafting!

Right there's something to talk about today! I did white water rafting! The experience itself was mindblowing! Out of this world! We had to wake up for 6am in the morning and on the coach ride down they start telling you about safety stuff! That scared me, by now the adrenalin was pumping all around the body and I was almost worried that I would be wetting myself! It's quite funny actually because when I 1st went on it, i thought oh this is just a tourist thing, nothing big, however as you get higher and higher into the mountains/rainforest, you realise there's no tourists around! Infact there's nobody around! It was quite scary as they said we may encounter crocidiles, dangerous spiders and venemous snakes! However once we got kitted up with helmets, and lifejackets, the fear subsided and turned into excitement! Me and Jeetan were paired up with 3 guys and 1 woman and 2 instructors. Once we got into the rafts, I realised just how beautiful everything was around here! It was like what you see in the movies! Think, Last of the Mohicans or Rambo or even Tropic Thunder! We were surronded by mountains and going down a high current river! There were many waterfalls around and lots of vegetation! Also lots of rock! The Tully, which was the river we were on is a grade 4 river. Rafting works in grades, 1 being easy and 6 being damn near impossible! We were on a grade 4 and had never rafter before! Once we got going though it was such a rush and we just bounced down the rapids, nearly capsized and paddled alot with the paddles! If you like the rapids at alton towers then multiply that by 1 billion and add the lil attribute that it's not entirely as safe as that. Believe me, there's plenty of room for injury especially on the rocks. Lots of cuts etc. Jeetan has some massive bruises! I came out unscathed luckily! However we didn't just get to raft we got the swim down the river with the current! Oh my word it was amazing! If you like lazy rivers at wet n wild, then multiply that also by 1 billion and thats what you have! The water was so clean as well! You have to be a strong swimmer though! Jeetan struggled heeavily and often got caught by the current!He almost fell out of the raft as well! Another thing we got to do was go under a waterfall! Last of the Mohicans style! I didn't jump off it like daniel day lewis don't worry! But it was beautiful underneath is and the power of the water is crazy! Put it this way, I would rather get a few slaps around the head from Grandad than go under it voluntarily and get caught by the water! The final thing I did has to be a personal highlight for me. I jumped off a really high rock/cliff into the water from really high up! Like you see in the films or in the james blunt music video for "your beautiful" (but with nicer water). It was crazy! I got to the end of the rock and though no way! I'm not doing this, but then my muscles took over before my mind could think and I just jumped! Tomorrow is the great barrier reef so rock on! Until then bye!