White Water Rafting and Abbotsford

Today we left our billets early in the morning and traveled to the Chilliwack River Rafting Centre, where we ate lunch and then prepared for white water rafting, putting on wetsuits and buoyancy aids. We were then driven up the river, given a safety talk and shown the different paddling styles that we would need to use on the river. After this, the boats were set off and we rafted down 14km of rapids, with rocks, eddies, fallen trees and other obstacles along the way. Those that did fall off the boat were quickly pulled in, and we all enjoyed a swim in one of the more gentle parts of the river. The experience of rafting was highly exhilarating, and not one that we will forget in a hurry. After the rafting had finished, we drove to the penultimate stop on our tour, Abbotsford, where we are staying for two nights.