Adventure on the Mekong
Part of our team trips with RAW Impact involve a kayaking trip while in Karatié. I have been on a few team trips as the logistics person but never able to go on the trip because of group size. I have been looking forward to the day when there would be room for me to join. That day came last week when they had room for one more! I LOVED EVERY MOMENT OF IT! Since I was the extra person I got to paddle with the tour guide. It was great to practice my Khmer with him but we soon got over that and I let him tell me all the facts about the Mekong in English. The groups are 12 tourists and two guides. The first bit is hard because you have to cross over the river and explore on the other side. I remember thinking half way across how crazy this is because once you start you have to finish and it's hard! I had already been hoeing a garden all morning and now I was paddling across this river! The kayaks are open and made for two people. I stored my phone/camera in a small dr...