After having to bribe the bus driver in Nha Trang $10 each to get us on a bus that would leave the day we wanted and finding out we were being brought there by minivan packed with more people than space and not the sleeper bus we had paid for; we where not in the best of moods! The drive to Da Lat did not feel the safest. I woke up after a nap to the boys warning me not to look out of the window! There was no visibility out of the front window and we were driving on the edge of a mountain through windy roads.

Once in Da Lat we booked a night in the nearest hotel and decided to first book our bus out of there! We were told the next available bus wouldn't be until 22nd! We had to pay again an additional 210,000 dong to leave the following day! This put everyone in a collective bad mood and the man who took our tickets was being an a******* on the other side of the phone.

We had come to Da Lat to abseil down a waterfall and for $22 we arranged a tour that promised to have us back in time to catch our 5pm. The woman was lovely and she even phoned our hotel in Saigon to change our check in dates.

We were picked up from the hotel early by our guide Eagle. It was a lovely day outside and we were all well rested and in much better moods. The whole day was fantastic and I couldn't fault anything! We were in a group with three other Vietnamese girls, who were lovely. They were excited for every aspect of the day, which made us all happy. We got our harnesses and trekked a little and practiced abseiling against a dry slope and practiced a fall so we would know how to get out of it. Then we abseiled next to a waterfall and at the end you had to fall in and swim to the side where the other guide would unhook us. I went first so I could photograph the boys so the guide could get on with his job. They all did so well looking like pros and Josh facing his fear of heights. The girls followed and once at the bottom fell in but then couldn't swim to get out so the guide had to swim them and carry them across on his back. They panicked so much but as soon as they were out they were laughing and photographing! Brilliant! Next was a double abseil so Neil and I got to go together and the Josh and Luke. We got to swim in the water and Neil dragged me into the waterfall so we could get a picture together. The current was so strong it was hard to keep balance but we all held onto each other and then floated back.

Our next challenge was rock sliding. Neil went first forgetting to hold his nose, he felt like he was drowning. It was the strangest feeling trusting you wouldn't hit rocks. Luke and I went for a second go. This time we had to go backwards, it was even more fun.

We lazy laked part of the way, floating along the river in our life jackets, then trekked up to the big waterfall. We had a great picnic lunch on top of the waterfall; baguettes, pork, dairy lea, salad and fruit, while watching Eagle set up the ropes for our biggest and last abseil. I went first again and this time we were going through the waterfall. The current was a lot stronger than I ever expected and I could barely stand. Eagle had given us instructions; slide don't step, moonwalk like Michael Jackson and remember the recovery position. As Eagle strapped in in at the top of the waterfall I was excited but within seconds I slipped and found it do hard to get back up. I slid down to the next ledge and got myself back up. It was so difficult so stand with the current against you. I could hear the boys above shouting encouragement. Next I was under the waterfall not feeling completely in control and not able to hear a thing except the crashing of water, I forgot to look at the guide standing at the bottom who would instruct me to jump out off the wall and fall into the water four metres from the bottom. I turned to them as they shouted stop but it was too late I'd gone to far and run out of rope and fell awkwardly into the water smashing my elbow against the waterfall. My arm was in so much pain and shaking but it didn't feel broken; the guide ran to me and helped me out of the water. I felt stupid for falling but pumped from doing it! The guide slapped my elbow to make sure it wasn't broken and wiped the blood off and iodised the cuts. Then it was Neil's turn. He came down like a pro and didn't slip or stumble once. Josh was next abseiling in a solid position and not falling the whole way down but like me forgot about the ending and ran out of rope and fell head first into the water but came out un-harmed. Luke was last, he slipped at the beginning and slid down to the ledge but recovered (what looked like easily) and finished perfectly with a jump off and fall.

Our last goal of the day was a cliff jump. Either the 11m or 9m. I didn't think I would do either with a saw elbow. I watched Josh and Luke do the 9m and like it. I stood on the ledge and didn't like it! I have no fear of heights like the boys, my fear is rocks and breaking bones jumping from them. Eagle jumped the 11m to prove it was safe. I stood on the 9m ledge for a little bit with Eagle pretending to push me off or pull me off, which was not helping. Josh suggested we go together, which got me off the edge. I was glad i did it but the pressure hurt my ears a bit. Luke managed to even jump off the 11m ledge, i was definitely not doing that as you had to run and jump to get past the rocky side. The trek back uphill was hard work but it was the best day, maybe my favourite in Vietnam. We got some great photos and excellent memories. Strange how we had the worst day travelling followed by the best day! That's why you got to love life. Big thanks to Eagle and Highland Tours.