River Tubing

We slept in as we didn't have a lot planned for today before going and getting some breakfast. Although it was OK, the food here wasn't great during our stay. We checked out and made our way to Rio Hostel, where we would be spending a couple of nights. When we arrived in Rio, we were disappointed to hear that our aircon room wasn't available, but luckily they gave us some free meals, a discount, and a smaller room in compensation. A worthy and suitable compensation. Although we were early, they allowed us to check in and prepare for the river tubing. This is where you grab a six-pack, walk upstream, and jump in a tube to float down the river. It was actually a lot of fun, you could admire the dense colombian rainforest, look out for wildlife, get drunk, and meet new people. It was a very good way to meet people since you never knew who you might float into and spark up a conversation. This went for about an hour, and some parts you would float down quite quickly, making it more exciting than I expected. We were even lucky enough to finally see Howler monkeys in the trees above the river. We had heard them many times but I had finally seen them. We stopped for some rope swings and some cliff jumps before finally arriving back at the hostel. We drank quite a bit and had more tequila shots than I would like. But Sarah and I were still pretty gassed from the last week or so that had been quite busy. We headed to bed at about 11:30 with the anticipation of a big night tomorrow (Saturday). Rio is a huge party hostel so we were keen to make the most of it. Although being a party hostel, it was still very nice, and the food was incredible. They had a pizza place, a cafe and patisserie, a main restaurant, pool tables, volleyball court, ping pong table, fuseball, and much, much more. It was unbelievable.Read more