Rafting in Pisanulok

A couple of weeks ago, I started traveling north from Bangkok into northern Thailand. The first stop was in Pisanulok, where Weena and I went rafting. The river looked desceptively calm. Several of the rapids were sufficiently scary to make the trip exciting. Here, they take boats through rapids where beginners would never go in the States.
Unlike my previous rafting trips, the water was not cold. It was fun to go in for a swim.
The tricky part was following the guide's instructions in Thai - rowing forward vs. backward, right vs. left, etc. I just had to learn a few more words - which I have since forgotten.

(In the photos, I am on the rear left and Weena on the rear right)