Sunday 11/23/14 "close your mouth"

Today, the group decided that before we headed back to Panadura, we were going to stop at a place and do white water rafting. It took some convincing and begging to get everyone to agree but we eventually made the decision. Woke up quite early and drove for about two hours, in the direction of Panadura thankfully, and arrived at the water rafting site. We broke off into two small groups of 4 (not everyone decided to stay and participate) and were placed in two boats. Our guides started off by explaining how to sit/paddle/react during the adventure. However, the explanation took less than three minutes and was dangerously vague, which made every feel really good and safe.. not. Believe it or not, we really didn't need that much guidance and our guides were absolutely hilarious -- having us race, stand up through the rapids, jump out of the boat, and generally mess with the other "team." The trip started and the only thing that was shouted and reinforced throughout the ride was "CLOSE YOUR MOUTH." haha otherwise, choke on the waves of water rushing at your face and thrashing you around the boat. Since I had never been rafting before, I thought it was amazing along with everyone else. The only complaint we had at the end was that we wished it was longer!  After a couple of long days behind us, we headed back to Panadura for a relaxing evening at Blue Water for some WIFI and wine. What an amazing first weekend... couldn't have asked for a better one and can't wait to see what the next ones have to offer.