The Nile...

So first of all i want to start out by saying.. Today has been the best day we've had in a long time, but for some, the worst. it's had its highs, and its lows.
We started out by waking up and having an amazing breakfast, in the words of Gianna, poached and cooked bananas were the favorite on the menu, after breakfast we headed outside where we met the bus full of people also waiting to travel to Jinja for the amazing adventCHA we had in store for us. Once we arrived at the river two hours later, we strapped on our helmets [which made us feel "special"] and locked and loaded our life vests. Layered on tons of sunscreen, and we were off. Going down the rapids was indescribable. A mix between adrenaline and a huge rush of excitement, and water constantly smacking us in the face. it was awesome!
Most of our group went on what was called the "wild" side and a few other members went on the "mild" side. The mild ride was originally named the chicken boat, but was later renamed the M&M boat, which stood for manly and macho. All was chipper and good until the very last rapid. This certain rapid is called, "The Bad Place" and it's exactly what it says it is. We were tossed and turned under the water, and a few of us had near death exerpiences. But all in all, i think most of us were in agreement, it was so well worth it.
OH and i forgot to mention a very small detail before we took off on our rapid journey.
Gianna, Leah, Kayla, Vicki, Rick, Eric, Levi, and Susanna all decided that it would be an even better ending to such a great day at the river, if we bungee jumped over the Nile. So at the end of our trip, that's exactly what we did.
Leah, who was calm and peaceful going in, loved every minute of it.
Kayla.. had fun. [from what she briefly said]
Gianna screamed out of excitement the entire way down.
Vicki almost peed her pants, but faced her fear.
Rick... actually chickened out. He never jumped.
Eric had another fun time bungee jumping, he still loves it.
Levi made a strange grunting noise the entire way down, but in the end loved it as well.
And Susanna, going in was calm and ready, but took a few tries for her to actually leave the ledge.

At the end of the day we're all burnt out, and even though we wore layers of sunscreen, we all seemed to have been a victim of the suns rays. Our last day in Africa was definitely one to remember. Tomorrow we go shopping, so if you want anything specific, let us know before it's too late, and then leave on an extremely long plane ride. We're all ready to come home, but it's bittersweet at the same time. We loved our time here and will miss Africa deeply.

We cant wait to see all of you when we geet home!! Love you!