Bamboo Raft and Water Wheels by Eashan

After the water fall, we drove off in our trusty van to where we could see waterwheels and go on bamboo rafts.

We walked over a shaky bamboo bridge which was held up by rope and iron. Then we made our way down to the riverbank passing huge mechanical wheels which were water wheels. They had pipes angled at a degree which would allow them to pick up water at the bottom and then drop it of at a bowl at the top. The bowl had a pipe at the bottom and the water would flow through it all the way to a nearby village.

We continued past the water wheels and got onto the raft. It was very long and had a small hut in the middle with two platforms either side. On one platform was a man with a tall bamboo stick which he used to move the raft. On our way we could jump off the other platform or even have a go at driving from it.

Matt could swim from one side to the other with one breath. All too soon we arrived back at the bamboo bridge however we were allowed to jump off the bridge into the water. We kept swimming until Millen and Eashan got pulled by the current over some rocks into a deeper part of the river.

Millen was pushed by the stream away from the rocks, however my leg got stuck and the current pushed me under the water. I swam up as hard as I could gasping for air until two men from the bank dived in and helped me get unstuck. After that drama, we decided to call it a day and drove back for dinner. Czytaj więcej