Wow, a full two weeks of being in Bali has already passed. Just another week before it is a return to reality… 🙁 Let’s not think about that!
We wanted to try out rafting in Bali since we had such a fun time in Oregon last summer. When we first arrived, we talked to a guy about two different locations for the rafting. He explained that one was close-by but with class 1 and 2 size rapids and a very small river. He said we wanted to go to the one that was a bit further away, but a much better rafting experience. We waited to book and decided to book online, but didn’t check which trip we were booked on.
The day started out with grey skies, which should have been a clue as to how things would go…. It was an early rise for us – up at 8.30 and in the lobby by 9….
We took about an hour car-ride into the countryside and ended up at Bakas Elephant Tour company. There was rain when we first got there, but it had stopped by the time we had donned our lifejackets, helmets and paddle ready to go!
You can see from the pics that the river was quite narrow and the rapids were fun, but little. We were in basically a two person raft with two “guides” who were basically amateurs. I think I probably had as much or even more experience in a rafting boat as them…. One guy was a bit too “guidey” in his splashing, ooohing and aaahing, etc. R didn’t like it at all and I just smiled it off knowing that it was part of the experience although annoying.
Despite the cloudy day and lame guides, we had some fun. However, if you want a better experience than ours, confirm to which river you are going!
People getting elephant rides16-Aug-2011 19:25, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 250
We're going rafting!16-Aug-2011 19:26, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 250
Behinds…16-Aug-2011 19:28, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 250
Peeyuuu – stinky!16-Aug-2011 19:28, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 4.4, 15.06mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 400
A 25-year-old baby16-Aug-2011 19:29, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 5.9, 14.0mm, 0.02 sec, ISO 320
On our way!16-Aug-2011 19:33, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 800
The first couple of drops…seem worse than they are…16-Aug-2011 19:38, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 4.9, 8.25mm, 0.025 sec, ISO 800
Our weird guides…the guy on the right – not so great with his love of splashing…16-Aug-2011 19:46, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 320
What the drops look like16-Aug-2011 19:53, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.033 sec, ISO 125
Tons of birds out…16-Aug-2011 19:58, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 4.6, 16.1mm, 0.003 sec, ISO 80
After recovering in the afternoon, we didn’t want to go too far for dinner and decided to try out the pizza joint nearby the hotel. It was tasty!
Making the crust17-Aug-2011 05:05, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 4.8, 17.22mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 250
Brick oven pizza! Right next to our hotel…17-Aug-2011 05:05, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.167 sec, ISO 200
4 Formaggi – YUM!17-Aug-2011 05:12, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 200
Beef and mushroom – YUM YUM!17-Aug-2011 05:17, OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP. TG-610 , 3.9, 5.0mm, 0.25 sec, ISO 250
That’s the adventure for the day! 😀
