journal indo-china 2008
Indo-China 2008 Travel Journal
Boumalne To Todra GorgeOct 23, 2010 Sat | |
Morning | |
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07:30 | |
10:18 | Finally found a small taxi to Boumalne
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Afternoon | |
12:03 | 12d
every hour The 10d luggage fee is properly a fraud, but it will be wiser to pay if you want to see your luggage again |
13:15 | 7d per person
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14:32 | 300, shared bathroom
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16:00 | Rainfall. I left the hotel by myself, arming only with my umbrella. I wasn?t planning to wander far. When I crossed the river, it was completely dry. I lingered on the other bank, strolling here and there, with no particular destination in mind. Then I saw the water. Still, I thought nothing of it. I always expected the change of nature was gradual, like the shaping of mountain and the traveling of glacier. Perhaps there would be a little bit of flooding, no worry, I got Gortex boots. The hotel staffs on the opposite bank urged me to run. What?s the hurry? It was only a bit of rain. Then I saw the tip of the flood, it didn?t flow like a tame kitty like I expected, instead it roared like a thousand lions and rushed like a million stallions.
The shouting from the other bank urged me to run and run I did, with all my life and all my strength. The water was only a few feet away as I crossed the river. When I looked back, the once dried river was packed with a giant monster of running mud. The line between life and death was only a second away. That was my Indiana Jones moment, feeling foolish yet heroic. |
16:35 | Flooding special 450d
5 km from Gorge, no public transport A river may suddenly appear when raining, cutting the hotel away from the outside world. The room is good and staffs are responsible. |