Are We Going to Get Wet?

Today we had a brand new experience: The duckie! We are not entirely sure how that is spelled, but it's basically a cross-breed between a kayak and a raft. The result is a 3-person, inflatable kayak.

Having no idea what to expect, we asked our tour guide, Johanna, if we were going to get wet. She said yes, so I put on my flip flops. Johanna's reaction? "Umm... no flip flops, you will lose them. Why don't you take off your earrings while you're at it?"

I'm not sure why we were so reluctant to believe that this was going to be a wild ride, but wild it was! Because it has rained so much in the Coffee Region during the last two weeks, the river was roaring by comparison to its normal flow.

Did we get wet? Oooh, just a bit, as the bottom of the duckie isn't even solid - you sit on an tube that is elevated because it is inflated, and on either side the bottom is lined with (intentional) holes.

Here's the after shot:

Just a little wet ;)

Not that we're opposed to getting wet or anything, but we weren't exactly prepared. In fact, Gabriel only brought one pair of shoes to the Eje Cafetero. The only solution:

A barefoot trip to the local mall! Yup, he really had no other choice.

Lesson learned! Don't forget your foot gear =)

(Or, if you want new shoes, forget your foot gear, and have a great excuse to go shopping in the textile/clothing production capital of Colombia!)