Rolling Down the River

Have you ever want to try rafting down the river?  Do you ever want to get the feeling of adrenalin coursing your veins?  There is a little place just about 20 minutes from Cairns in Northern Queensland. This river goes through the Barron Gorge National Park and the World Heritage Listed Wet Tropics of the Atherton Tablelands. It is the Barron River. The rafting takes place downstream of the famous Barron Falls waterfall 230 meters high and is considered sacred site by the indigenous Djabugay people. This is not for the faint of heart and requires the courage and fortitude to do it.

The best time to go is around December to February in Australia. Although, there trips are available during the year if you chose not to go during the summer.  There different levels of raffling from the experience to novice. Rafting.com can provide instruction during the voyage. The Barron Class for beginners is the best way to view the sights along the trek down the river. Lastly, it provides a rich environment for sightings of wildlife such as kangaroos.

There was plenty of excitement when I and a couple of my friends decided to check it out about four weeks ago. The Barron does provide plenty of excitement and you get to see tree-kangaroos and spotted tail quolls. There is the brilliant blue Ulysses butterfly that fits right into the environment nicely. Occasionally, endangered Cassowary bird we did see during our journey. Most of all, there was plenty of wildlife for us to view.

At the heart of the journey was rafting that is what we set out to do. We heard names for the rapids that we dared to cross over. The names we heard were like “Rooster Rail”, “Cheese Churn”, and “Hells Gate”. It was the thrilling of paddling down the river and along the rapids that gave me and my friends the most adrenalin rush of all. This is what we thirsted for. I mean we shot down the river and enjoy every minutes of our experience. Most of all, we saw beautiful gorges during the paddling down the river.

 

The journey was filled with excitement and was not boring. We saw water reflecting the greenery on the water. It was like mirror reflecting everything back at us. It was peaceful and didn’t feel any stress. We were all feeling pure sense of adrenalin. You could feel it. It was what we were after during the journey. The need to feel one with the river is there and paddling on the rapids was challenging and fun at the same time. Most of all, it is what sent me there along with friends who have talked me into it.

 

There was not a time to feel scared because you had to dependent on your friends  to help guide you along. Now, I am certain I would do it again if someone ask me to. I would do it heartbeat. The view of the wildlife was one of the reasons that I went and to have an adventure to share. This adventure was a thrill a minute and didn’t leave me and anyone else feeling like they are lost along the way down the river. Lastly, our crew was bold enough to try it and course through the river without any difficulties.  

This part of the journey ended on a pleasant note. You have to have quick thinking when raffling. Because seconds count. We found the raffling to be fun and worth the effort. The journey down the river will enchant and inspire at the same time. Lastly,it is worth seeing all of the wildlife and rafting down the river.

 

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