starting point

Our first day was supposed to be spend in Bukidnon. Pero sabi ni Mikko mauuna na yung rafting. Oh my gosh we're not emotionally prepared. Nasa pinyahan na ang utak ko eh tapos biglang, what? rafting? first day?

Anyway, it was already booked and nahiya na rin naman kami na ipabago pa so gow na!

But before that, we headed first to Mikko's house to eat, leave our things and change outfit. 
Then he drop us off in the rafting company's pick up office. He didnt come cause he has some business matters to attend to. Susunduin nya na lang daw kami after the rafting.

Bugsay River Rafting was the rafting company who hosted us. You can check out their site for more infos and rates. We availed the Advance Course package worth 1,000 pesos. It includes a 3-4 hours actual river run. A 16 km river stretch with 21 major rapids. Goodluck to us!

We also availed the "documentation" for 1,000 pesos. It's kinda expensive but come to think of it, your rafting experience wouldnt be as memorable if not documented by photos and videos. We were accompanied by three guides. Two will be with us on the raft and one will be the photographer/videographer.

ang mga astiging river guides

How would you like to have a river guide like them? The third (kuya Onix) and fourth (kuya Kumar) guys from left (picture above) ang mga naging river guides namen. Wala dyan sa picture yung isa eh. From their office hinatid kami ng jeep sa starting point ng Advance Course. It took us 45 minutes to get there.

ang sinakyan nameng jeep

picture picture! Sir Chief san ka nakatingin?

We got the wrong outfit! Feeling kasi namen magsu-swimming kami sa ilog. Buti na lang may mga nagtitindang leggings and arm covers sa drop off. Natawaran namen ng 120 pesos ang leggings and arm cover.

kumusta naman ang outfit namen?

pose muna pantanggal ng kaba

Di naman talaga ako natatakot eh pero nung nagbigay na ng instructions si kuya Kumar bigla akong kinabahan. Pati yung mga kasama ko, halata sa muka nila ang kaba. Tapos bigla pa nagsalita si Sir Chief ng "pwede bang maiwan na lang ako? hintayin ko na lang kayo, kakain na lang ako" lalo tuloy akong kinabahan. Nakaka-kaba naman kasi ang mga instructions at nakakatakot ang mga example scenario ni kuya.

kuya Kumar giving us instructions

seryoso kami

Ano nga bang nangyari? Nagpadala ba kami sa kaba at di na tumuloy? Kumain na nga lang ba si Sir Chief? 

River rafting was included on my bucketlist=> My Simple Dreams. May matutupad na nga kaya ako sa listahan ko?

Abangan...