Spill, brave girl, hold on and bundle.

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1. Rosey and I went white water rafting on the mighty Zambezi. On our first grade four rapid (The Mother) Rosey and I were thrown out. On the video, the raft disappears behind a wall of water and when it appears again, there are two less people on board. You can see Malvin, our guide, standing in the back brandishing his paddle in a triumphant manner. It was only then that I began to suspect that white water rafting involves a certain amount of theatricals.

2. We pulled Elaine into the raft after she got stuck under her kyack. 'Are you all right?' 'No'. 'What happened?' Shake of the head. 'Are you all right?' 'No.' Her face was grey and her lip was trembling. 'Are you going to get back in?' Pause. 'Yes.' And we all cheered.

3. Meeting the rescue canoe after swallowing a lot of river. You cling on to the front with your arms and legs and wait for a raft to come close enough to board.

4. We lost a paddle, so we snatched one from another raft. Their guide jumped on board to get it back and three people jumped on him, after a moment of struggling, they all ended up in the river.

5. Getting trapped under the raft is really very scary indeed, but the moment that I got out into the sunshine again was wonderful. I also love the way I was terrifed at the time but looking back find it hysterically funny.

Comments

  1. KatieThursday, March 09, 2006

    I am sick with jealousy over Clare's travel, however the rest of us slog on so my workaday beautiful thing is:

    Those little fish shaped bottles of soy sauce you get with sushi. Aw, aren't they cute?

    Hope you are all well.

    K

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  2. JoeinVegasThursday, March 09, 2006

    Wait a minute, this place is named THREE beautiful things, not FIVE beautiful things. But it's your place, and you do need to catch up.
    6. Feeling the cold water hit you after you fall in, and the warm sun on your face after being pulled into the raft.

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  3. chrisThursday, March 09, 2006

    You're three beautiful things were erroneous - to the tune of two.

    Any chance you could bring me back a rhino?

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  4. UnknownFriday, March 10, 2006

    I simply luv your website, girlfriend. So, here are my "3BT" for the ppl!...

    1 - Sarah Kennedy (SK)
    2 - Adrian (SK's Dearly Beloved)
    3 - My little Robin Rich (cute)

    ... and here are my "3DT"*

    1 - Terry Wogan (Irish)
    2 - Mark Simpson (SK's ex-producer)
    3 - Spammers (kill them)

    * dirty things :(

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  5. AnonymousFriday, March 10, 2006

    You're beautiful,
    You're beautiful.
    You're beautiful,
    It's true.

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  6. tristanFriday, March 10, 2006

    hansom iz as hansom duz

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  7. ClareThursday, March 16, 2006

    Chris, it's possible... what kind -- white or black.

    Number crunchers: It's my blog and I'll cheat if I want to :-p

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  8. AnonymousThursday, March 23, 2006

    The woman has every right to write as she wishes.

    Benji

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