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In the past, once the trees had been felled in strung together, the rafters would ride them down the river to the destination. today, with travellers on board, the rafts are safer. there are life jackets, handrails, and a bench, plus additional measures for coronavirus, like masks and reduced capacity. but it's still very open to the elements. so, we're approaching the first rapid and it's meant to be the steepest and most exciting. hang on! woo! whoa! this is great! laughter. i'm totally soaked from my waist down. laughter. whoa!

So what's it like to drive and steer such a long raft like this?

It does look quite strange by today's standards. i don't know what i was expecting but it really is just a bunch of logs strung together. it must float ok, it's been around long enough. so what's it like to drive and steer such a long raft like this?

In the past, once the trees had been felled in strung together, the rafters would ride them down the river to the destination. today, with travellers on board, the rafts are safer. there are life jackets, handrails and a bench plus additional measures for coronavirus, like masks and reduced capacity. but it's still very open to the elements. so we're approaching the first rapid and it's meant to be the steepest and most exciting. hang on! woo! whoa! this is great! laughter.

This is the slower part of the ride, so to speak, but it's just fascinating to think this is what they would have been doing 600 years ago to transport all the logs down to the city to make the temples and the shrines. so, we're approaching a rapid now and we stand up so we don't get too wet. here we go! woo! laughter. whoa! on the side! so, that was our last rapid. it so interesting to watch these four guys navigate this seven—tonne log raft down a riverjust like they would have 600 years ago.