Tubing!
"Annika, have you ever been tubing?"
"...What does tubing mean?"
"Oh it's a... big thing you sit on in the water, and then you go down along the creek"
"Like kayaking?"
"Uuuuh... kind of but without a paddle"
"Then how do you control it???"
Our conversation was something like this when they told me for the first time about "tubing". I just couldn't figure out what it was. But it didn't stop me from going along and try it. Tubing is what they call it when you sit on a big tube or swim ring and then just float on a river or creek. As you saw on the last blog post, there is a creek nearby Issac's college. From where I took a pictures last time, it goes away from the school and then makes a u-shape and comes back to the other side of the campus. So we borrowed tubes from the host family and went to his school.
"...What does tubing mean?"
"Oh it's a... big thing you sit on in the water, and then you go down along the creek"
"Like kayaking?"
"Uuuuh... kind of but without a paddle"
"Then how do you control it???"
Our conversation was something like this when they told me for the first time about "tubing". I just couldn't figure out what it was. But it didn't stop me from going along and try it. Tubing is what they call it when you sit on a big tube or swim ring and then just float on a river or creek. As you saw on the last blog post, there is a creek nearby Issac's college. From where I took a pictures last time, it goes away from the school and then makes a u-shape and comes back to the other side of the campus. So we borrowed tubes from the host family and went to his school.
The water was cool and I can see why they do this on a hot summer day. It was quite relaxing for most of the times too, just floating around. But you had to watch out so that the streams doesn't take you to the edges or so that you don't hit any rocks with your butt.
They call this bridge "Swinging bridge". Apparently it swings a bit when you walk on it.
Fancy houses nearby the creek.
It got a little bit too cold for me so I managed to make myself sit more on top the tube instead of letting my buttom be in the water. It also saved me from hitting stones. Issac hit one though with his....heheh...
Yoga style
The water got a bit too shallow at some places so I had to get up and walk.
And at other places the stream was strong and the speed went up. Here I'm working hard not to let the stream take me to the creekside where there are rocks.
It's hard and it takes a lot of concentration sometimes, so you won't fall into the water. At least for a beginner like me. Wow, I didn't know I could make a face like this!!! Haha...
Made it! Without falling!
This is a popular tree to climb up on and jump off from. It also has a rope which people use to swing themselves into the water. We didn't try it though because the people there were a bit loud and unfriendly I thought. And just as we were passing by under the tree a man jumped off and landed a meter away from me, making us soaked! Luckily we had put the camera in the plastic bag when we got closer.
The dog had its own tube. Altough didn't seemed like he wanted to stay there.
Another rapid! Up with the butt and keep the balance!
Tubing was fun, it took about one and a half hour until we reached the place were we got off at. I didn't not like that place, it was the "secret passage" for Messiah students and what you had to do was climbing from the tube up on this tree, and then carefully walk on the three to the ground.
The tree was wet and I was a bit scared I would slip and fall. The water was quite shallow there but the bottom was awfully muddy and I didn't want to turn into a swamp monster by falling into the mud.
And I didn't fall! Yay!
Do people go tubing in Sweden? I've seen people sitting in tubes that's behind a motorboat, or sitting in several people in a big inflatable boat going down a quite steep stream. Have any of you done something similar? Tell me about it!
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