White water rafting

Yesterday was our last free day in Cairns. I spent the day with Lisa, Brian, and Scott on a full day white water rafting adventure on the tully river. The day started very early (640am) but it was worth it. We drove up into one of the wettest places in Australia where they get about 5 meters of rain a year. We were in a boat with two other tourists (also from the US) and our guide who was from New Zealand. Over the course of the day we travelled down about 47 rapids, many of them being class 4's. We also got to swim in the rapids and jump off a 5 meter high rock into the river. Although it rained all day we didn't notice because we were constantly soaked. Much to our guide Paul's dismay we were the only boat to have noone fall off, but we saw quite a lot of falls and flips from the other boats. By the end of the day we were cold and soaked and some of us had a few bumps but it was an awsome experience and anyone who has the chance should definately try white water rafting.
-Rachel
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