September 26, 2009 was the day when one of my ultimate adventure met reality. haha! White water river rafting it is! Cagayan river is the venue. What makes it more fascinating for me is the fact that it lies in between the provinces of Misamis Oriental and Bukidnon, plus it was situated at the heart of the mountains. Cool!
At the start, I would be contented with the fact that I would got to experience riding the raft with water rapids, of course, and wearing those safety gears and paddling my way towards the end. But it was a wow to me when we were asked by our guide to do some stunts along the way...
standing inside the raft flooring and holding on the rope handles
sitting on the raft flooring (traversing the devil's drop)
mi ultimo favorito!
standing on the rafts' edges and leaning (balancing) your weight to your peers
With all these fun-filled adventures, of course there would be instances that someone might fall; that is, if you didn't heed to your guide's advices. Like for instance, this caught-in-the-act picture. haha, really funny!
When there are the not-so-anticipated accidents, of course success is much more awaited and with every stunt or rapid that we made, we have this so-called "high five" of rafting.
I really had a great time, though, you really have to pay for this kind of activities, as expected from a not so usual and not so rampant activity anywhere. If you may do so, try doing this not after a heavy rainfall as the waters will turn brown (water in the rivers come from mountains and so they will wash up the mud from atop). If they asked you to do something, like swimming in the river or diving from a rock formation, go get the chance and don't hesitate to ask questions from your guide, not only regarding the rafting but also with the history and facts around the river (like what I did, haha!).
I want to do this 2-hour spectacle all over again! Or I may level-up for the experts' route! Who wants to join???
Love this also.any idea how much you spend for the trip?
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