Rafting is very popular and considered an adventure
activity. Over the years as it has become popular, so have the safety measures
to ensure the safety of the rafter. How about rafting all alone... on a tube... on a rousing stream... with just a stick... with nobody to help... you survive to live... you turn turtle to drench... the adventure is all about the mini version
of the rafting, if you can call it!
Place: Deep in Western Ghats
near Sakleshpur
Setup: Flowing water (river, canal or a full stream)
What you need: A tube, lifejacket and a stick and loads of
guts
Wear the life jacket and enter the flowing stream (the cold
water makes you scream…). Place the tube and hop on to it in a sitting position
so as not to fall till you are comfortably seated. That’s it! The stream or the
river takes it from there and it’s up to you to decide to live or not to, all
of your energy needs to be utilized to move ahead and not spin off or turn
turtle and keep praying the tube does not burst hitting the rocks or any sharp
branches, the only spirit of being alive keeps you moving and conquering the
challenging hurdles as you wanna shriek aloud being ‘Alive is Awesome’ – you need to fight
each turn, each, hurdle, each obstacle, each rock that comes in your way to
stay afloat and keep moving forward.
By this time, you would be drenched in the cold waters to
the core and to the last bit of clothing you have, to unnerve each and every
nerve of yours, to the last strand of hair on you that has been spooked, to the
last teeth in you that has been unable to stop chattering, to the last drop of
water that is oozing out from your ears, eyes and the nostrils, to those shivering
hands that are fighting to control the movement of the tube with the stick, to
those legs that are been savaged hitting the rocks in all directions, to that
moment when you are praying to stay afloat and alive, to the moment you realize
being alive is awesome, cursing your friend who pushed you in deep shaky waters
and as you surge ahead fighting like a warrior, a wry smile, a moment of glory,
the sings of courage, the happiness of being alive, the pride of doing it, the
moment of feeling alive is awesome engulfs you as you come to a standstill on
placid waters and try to get off the riveting adventure you had and
recollecting those moments when you barely ‘lived’.
Nice adventure!!
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Thanks & Regards
Malar
Wow, what a sport! I'm trying to imagine how it feels to be floating and moving on a truck tire tube. One jutting sharp edge of a rock lurking some where in the water... ouch!
ReplyDeletethank you Aravind and Siddeshwar :)
ReplyDeleteI have read many posts by other bloggers. They all sound lousy when I read this post of yours. I would love to try it some time!
ReplyDeletethank you Kusum :)
ReplyDeleteNice adventure.. Wanna try it someday!!!!
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