Today we went river rafting down the Kaituna River just outside of Rotorua. It is considered a level 5 river rafting excursion primarily because of the 7 meter (21ft) fall that you go down. It is the largest rafting waterfall in the world. Needless to say, Athena and I were a bit unsure about going down this particular river. We read all the brochures, looked at the pictures and the woman at the information place assured us that no one has ever been hurt on the waterfall.
I was really nervous this morning before we set out, but I am really glad I did it.
It was such a rush! We had a really mad Kiwi guide, and a guide in training in our boat. They made the whole trip so much fun. They took our minds off of the steep falls by talking about the giant eels that live in the river -which made us feel so much better as you can imagine! Our group was the first group to go over all the falls. It seemed like we were under water a long time. In fact, when we looked at the photographic evidence of the trip our entire raft disappeared underneath the water before finally bobbing up. It was really exciting! Next time I will go down with my eyes open.
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