After exploring Apollo's Temple, we were given the choice to bike down the mountain towards our next destination: River Neda. For us who chose to ride, it was an amazing experience. Seeing the mountains well going full speed (I mean riding responsibly with breaks...) down the hills was breathtaking, and filled with bright green trees and outstanding views. When we arrived at the bottom, we had a nice lunch in the shade by the fountain, and then headed to the start of our much anticipated hike down the rapids of River Neda, the birth place of Zeus.
I think that I can speak on behalf of the grade eights, when I say that it was not what we were expecting, but so much more incredible. The river's water was constantly fluctuating between knee deep to over our heads and maneuvering up and around the rocks and rapids was incredibly fun. After our battle against the waters, an experience filled with lots of laughs and water fig fights (courtesy of Mr. Doland), we arrived underneath a waterfall which we would be soon climbing up using a rope. The climb was awesome, and made us feel like "clumsy awkward ninjas". Once at the top, we were standing in front of a breathtaking scene of crystal blue water pools made from the waterfall above. We visited two of these pools and enjoyed swimming and jumping off the rocks into the waters. Although it was cold (but nothing us Canadians couldn't handle), we had an amazing time and were disappointed to leave.
After another beautiful drive through the mountains and villages, we arrived at our hotel for a festively decorated dinner for Canada Day. After the singing of the national anthem, both in English and in French (Mr. Abrioux pretty much sang a solo due to us not knowing the lyrics), we settled down for a lovely dinner and then a quiet night of games and stories. Overall, this has been a definite highlight of our trip, and an experience that we will never forget.
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