Friday 19th July- Bungee

Leap of faith

After everyone had got washed, ready and had breakfast we were all bundled into a minibus to take us to the next lodge where we would be spending two nights. Along the 3 hour journey the minibus was surrounded by street vendors trying to sell their wares. I bought a meat skewer for the equivalent of 25p, the meat was what I could only assume (and hope) was goat. I have never had a chewier lunch and disturbingly in one of the blocks of meat there was some bone. On the bright side I surprisingly didn't get any food poisoning.

At the lodge we thankfully had proper rooms and beds with an incredible view over the Nile. Once we had settled down we had the option of bungee jumping from a 44metre height over the river Nile. Out of the 25 or so volunteers a dozen or so were doing the bungee jump. I had absolutely no intention of doing it what so ever, but an hour later I found myself standing on a ledge, staring downwards with a piece of towel in between my legs and a massive Ugandan man yelling 3-2-1 right behind me.

My body tried to resist jumping but a split second later I was hurtling through the air towards the Nile. Part of the bungee jump included being dunked in the Nile, so one second I was speeding through the air and then the next I was shooting back upwards absolutely drenched from the river. Bungee jumping is easily one of the most terrifying things I've ever done but as soon as I jumped I realised how good it was and would happily do another.

In the evening we went to the lodge’s bar overlooking the Nile and with a view point of the bungee. We all stayed around chatting and drinking as well as celebrating Declan’s 19^th (the youngest volunteer) birthday before going back to bed.