White water rafting the Nile

There were two things going through my head at the end of white water rafting on the Nile.



1. "What a great day to be alive!" and

2. "Ummm I dont think my mom will see this video!"



Jinja, Uganda is home to the source of the Nile. It is a powerful and incredibly wide river and one that needs careful navigation. The full day of raftin included breakfast, lunch, and supper. There were 23 of us daring to tackle the river and at some points I thought perhaps we were crazy to do so.



The first class 1 rapid, you are required to jump out of the boat and swim through- most likely for the guide to see how you swim and handle the water.



Our guide, Juma, was certainly the character of the group and made everyone feel at ease. The rapids ranged between a 5 and 6, the highest being 6 on any river. I managed to be IN the water more than in the boat- Juma even suggested I glue my ass to the boat at one point. Our boat, like all the others, managed to flip a fair number of times.



The only sketchy part was when we went over a 20-30 foot (NOT exaggerating) waterfall and I fell out. I struggled a bit but was then quickly rescued and pulled on ot the safety boat. I didn't realize the extent of what happened until we saw the video later that night- ay ya ya!!



The entire day was truly amazing and the evening ended as it should, with a BBQ, beers and sharing of war stories with new friends.



This morning we had to make our way to Kampala which we did by boda boda (motorcyle taxis) and by bus- both adventures!! As I was riding on the back of the motorcycle taxi through the red dirt roads of Jinja I thought "this is the Africa I truly love!"



We are happily settled at the Red Chilli campside and head off tomorrow via bus to Kigali, Rwanda.