Rafting May 11, 2008
Posted by lee in Random.Tags: beach, Manuel Antonio, Superman, White Water Rafting
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Manuel Antonio was one of the best school field trips I ever had. We had AC in our rooms, we got to do a zip-line tour, we went to the beach, we rafted, and best of all, we got to go to the beach (with a lot of casualties).
Going to the beach was pretty fun because we all got to play American football where a lot of people started bleeding. I tried to tackle Lucas by kicking his shin but it wouldn’t work. He would keep on running as if nothing had happened while I was lying on the floor holding my foot tightly. It was so red that I could feel the heat coming out of it.
At the end of the game, I ended up with two scratches along my stomach and chest, a bloody toe, a bruised up foot, a pain on my back, and three interceptions. I think that it was worth it because we are not allowed to play tackle football in school because of security reasons. However, we managed to convince the teachers that we would not get hurt because we were playing on the sand and on the ocean.
One of the best things we did at Manuel Antonio was to go white water rafting at the Rio Savegre. I was with David, Diego, Elena, Paola, Isabela, Hyerin, and our guide. It was pretty fun there because I would pretend with my friend David that we were falling out of the boat when the water was calm.
We would plan out exactly how we would fall and how the other guy was going to react. Our best one was when I would fall into the water and when David got me out of the water, he would fall the other way because of all the force he used trying to get me out of the water. Another on was that when he gave me the pole, I would pull it so that he would also fall into the water. That one made everybody to jump off from their rafts and join us in the water.
However, in one place where the water currents got all mixed up, I fell into the water since our boat was tipping over. The current carried me away and when I looked up, David had jumped into the water to save me (something they told us to NEVER do). I was drinking a lot of water because first, I was panicking and second; my life jacket was well adjusted because I had gotten it loose when we went to the waterfall. The life jacket was up to my neck so it was practically strangling me.
When I finally got back into the boat (the guide threw me in), I asked David why he didn’t save me but all he said was that he saved my paddle. I got kind of angry because I was drowning and instead of saving me, he saved the paddle. He said, “The guide told us that the paddle is more important than someone’s life.”
He was right because I also heard him say that but all I told him that he was a very nice friend in a pretty sarcastic voice laughing.
I think that this was one of the best school trips I ever had and that all happened because of my experience at the white water rafting.
-Lee
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