Second day we
had the longest rafting route of the trip a whooping 35kms!! Had an early
breakfast and left by road for a higher access point to the Ganga from where we
would start our journey. The rapids we faced were just amazing and we had body
surfing which not only sounds cool but it actually was cool. The water into
which we asked to jump was bone chilling but I won’t freak you out, you start
enjoying the little ripples right after you are absolutely numb. My advice do
not get scared of the chilling water, else you will miss the fun of trying to
get back in the raft. Every raft has a guide on board and you have to listen to
their guidance else you are definitely doomed. No more question marks you will
get the hang of it in the trial trip. We had the most mesmerizing packed lunch
en-route, on a little island filled with pebbles of attracting and varying
colors. All tired and exhausted we were back at base camp, but the strength was
still on and our hungry tummies were happy to see the served tea and yummy
snacks. Unfortunately we were followed by bad weather hence had to rush to our
tents to pack our stuff into bags as the staff told us if it gets to windy the
tents could not be accessible. Once done, we were out on the serene beach for a
session of volley ball which soon turned out to be a rainy session. It didn’t
crush our spirits, but certainly chilled our bodies. That night we were all
huddled together around the camp fire singing our hearts out as the rain had
stopped and had definitely failed to obstruct our spirit.
The third day we had a rest day
where in, we were to spot at Jumping Heights a place which kind of explains
itself. It has the highest bungy jump
which is at a whooping height of 250m with a giant swing from the same bridge
(you definitely need guts) no sissies allowed. Once you do either of these
activities you earn a ‘I have guts’ batch. Other activity that you can opt for
is the 1km flying fox in which you attain unimaginable speed of 160km/hr. The
jumping heights base has its own resort. In the evening we chilled out at CCD
which was located near Ram-Jhula where were going to be attending the famous
Ganga aarti. It was a blissful experience and the melody there could actually make
us feel the divinity and purity of the place. Once cleansed and rejuvenated we
were back at our campsite ready to challenge our difficulties.
The final day on the agenda we
were going to be facing our most major rapids rated as grade 3+. We left the
campsite with our entire luggage which was to be kept on the bus. We started at
a point known as Marine Drive, this was unimaginably the most awaited day, and
one could feel the excitement in the air. We had a cliff jump which is a 30ft
jump with body surfing in a rapid. We ventured
into our final route on the Ganga, perched on our rafts with paddles on hand,
ready to tackle the grade 3+ rapids. Jotting down a few rapids here, the first rapid we came across
was known as good morning rapid, followed by 3 blind mice, black money, cross
fire, and the two most dangerous ones the roller coaster where in our raft
technically flipped and the last was the golf course. Boy! Were we glad that it
was done! What followed next was carrying the raft out of the water to the
awaiting vehicle; it was so exhausting we didn’t anticipate it to be that
heavy. A temporary tent was put for changing into dry clothes. Sadly, our trip was
over. With joy in our hearts, with many lessons learnt and having had the most
amazing adventure the trip had come to an end, the bus took us back to Haridwar
station where we were to board our Lokmanya Tilak LTT express directly to Mumbai.
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