travelling up river in a longboat to the starting point. This took hours. How long is it going to take for us to raft back down again?
the water level is quite low...
logging chaos.
a serious raft of logs.
the starting point - all the other teams are taking this quite seriously. Some look like they've been in training for weeks.
these are our rafts - still unfinished.
very longhouse, reached by ropebridge over a gorge. This is where all the teams stayed for the night.
carrie did very well - it was very wobbly.
inside the longhouse.
back on the river, for practice. what a shower. Notice the logging and boat hanging in the background.
evening, and celebrations are getting started in the longhouse.
Blessing ceremony - carrie asked what it all meant, and was rewarded with a cup of tuah (rice wine) for showing an interest.
starting off the next morning - early.
about 30 minutes in, and starting to sink already. It took us another 5 hours to get to the finish line.
