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River Raftin' - Nile Style!



Saturday, June 10, 2017

River Raftin’- Nile Style!

As the sun rises over the Nile, Mrs. Dabney touches her toes in yoga class, Smith and company take showers overlooking the longest river in the world, and Mr. Head joins the monkeys in a morning tree climb. Dr. Caprise takes his last sip of coffee with a native giraffe (Michael), and the team is ready to go.

              After a short drive to the beginning of a 25km ride, the boys tie their headbands (recently bartered for 5,000 shillings) around their heads while the girls think of raft team names. The team applied extra sun screen and bug spray, and then entered the river. Unsure of what lies ahead, we ready ourselves for a bumpy ride. Notable wipe outs / events include Chip Bass tossed high in the air, Mrs. Anderson floating away downstream, the “Amazing Grace” boat with Sally and Hadley getting lodged on a rock before the waterfall, and Maddie and Phoebe’s near death drowning (not really). Not long after rafting rapids such as “The Bad Place” and “Mzungu Eater”, the teams drifted across the Nile and were served machete cut pineapple with the opportunity to take a leisurely swim. The rafting itself wasn’t the only activity bringing excitement­, as we passed landmarks like the bat island (with thousands of bats flying above) and spent much of our time drooling over the tour guides’ chiseled physiques. Stay tuned, intense rafting pictures to come.

              The night is beginning to come to a close and the whole group sits on the Nile balcony playing cards and sipping on Pineapple smoothies—an incredible way to end a great week! On to Kenya tomorrow!!


Best Wishes,










Woods Cook and Smith Winborne



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