Ruby Tuesday

Here is my choice for this week’s Ruby Tuesday – White water rafting on the Wairoa River, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand.  According to a tourism website “Open just 28 days a year, the Wairoa River is one of New Zealand’s most exciting rivers for rafting or kayaking. The rapids start with simple grade two cascades and gradually build up to thundering grade five rapids.”

If you look closely, there I am tucked down towards the front of the raft on the left … thankfully I wasn’t the one that was thrown out of the raft and who is at the back of the raft clinging on for dear life!  It was a major rush doing this trip, but not one I’m keen to repeat again in a hurry – especially going over the waterfall!!!!!  In hindsight, perhaps not the perfect idea to try a grade 5 river on your first trip 😮