Floating Down the Nile

No journey to Uganda is complete without braving the mighty Nile River.  Matt and Alex were ready to take their turn rafting and I decided to try something new by riverboarding, which is basically extreme boogie boarding, down the river instead of hopping in a raft.  It was definitely a different experience than actually rafting, as I usually ended up crashing through a wave rather than going up and over it like you would on the raft.  There also wasn’t the fear\threat of randomly getting thrown into the water, but there was the added challenge of moving yourself to hit every wave just right so you got the most out of each wave.

Greg getting ready to riverboard.

Ready to take on the first class 5 rapid.

The brave adventurous group before the rapid hits.

Taking the plunge.

Luckily I was able to let Matt board for a few rapids as well so he could have the full experience, so I took over his rowing duties.  It was cool that we both got to try it out, though I made sure to hand him his paddle back whenever we had to row for the calm spots!

Matt trying out riverboarding.

Alex and her personal guide.

As we fall out, the guide works to get themselves onto the overturned raft.

The Nile, unfortunately, claimed a victim this run as Alex hurt her knee on one of the class 5 rapids.  Though in pain, she still powered through and made it all the way down the river.  Saying that you hurt yourself on a class 5 rapid on the Nile River does give you a couple points in the badass column though.

All smiles heading down the rapids.

Conquering the Nile one rapid at a time.

Where were Katie and Sarah at this time?  They decided to skip rafting and go shopping at some of the local markets.  Not as badass as rafting, but they still got to enjoy the views of the Nile!