WWR Navua River
Beez Neez now Chy Whella
Big Bear and Pepe Millard
Fri 14 Aug 2015 22:47
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White Water Rafting on the
Navua River
   We were picked up at six forty five
and loaded into an ancient bus for the short ride
from Pacific Resort to the rafting HQ. There we were shown our route for the day - red for road, blue for river,
signed a waiver and got into another bus. We left the main road and followed a
very bumpy logging road for about one and a half hours.
   We went over a couple of rustic bridges, stopped half way for juice and banana cake
and listened to a talk about the area. Here we were assigned our teams and learned our raft driver was Batti. On we went
for the second half of the journey.
  At our final stop we were given our
life-jacket, helmet and oar. Then we went on foot
down a steep track for fifteen minutes.
  Batti our driver
and guide. The formidable four locked and
loaded.
 The scenery of the
upper river was so unexpected, this deep gorge was used in the film
Anaconda 2.
  We paddled past many waterfalls. The wear of the
rocks made it seem as if we were going uphill.
 The next bit
looked ‘downhill’ but the water was flowing so slowly.
 We pulled in for our lunch beside
a smaller river.
   No sooner than our trusty steeds were
parked, the boys got to setting out our picnic
lunch. Bear posed in the stream.
   Fun in the
waterfall, our guides had water
fights and our steed was ambushed but Batti rescued him.
 Bear had a cool down in the freezing water and then it was
time to set off once more.
 The river widened and there were many water fights between
the boats.
   Days end. The boys quickly readied our steed to be stowed by Batti. A tiny frog
bade us ‘farewell’.
   We had juice and
cookies in the lower village. Said our ‘farewells’ to
the guides and back on the bus for the journey back to base.
 ALL IN ALL A
BRILLIANT DAY OUT
GREAT FUN IN BEAUTIFUL
SCENERY |