We have been having some awful weather here in Ohakune, it has brought lots of snow but until today the ski fields weren’t open and the weather was stopping us doing anything. So, with the Kings staff, I went white water rafting with Rafting New Zealand. It was so much fun and even though it was cold and raining they gave us great gear so we were kept nice and warm and you get wet anyways when you’re rafting.
We were taken out by Luke and spent around 2 hours on grade 3-4 rapids, I had never been before and I loved it! We were given a fleece to wear next to our skin, then a wet suit, then another fleece, then a waterproof jacket. On our feet we had thick socks and wet suit booties; we had a beanie and a helmet and gloves as well. We were so well protected that at one point we got out of the raft walked up to a ledge and jumped in! The rapids were great and no one fell out luckily, part way through we floated through a flat bit of the river with a hot chocolate and chocolate covered marshmallows. Back at their base we had a hot shower, a hot dog and a beer – the perfect way to finish!
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