Today we did an excursion into the country around Zadar for white water kayaking. It was conducted on this beautiful river at the base of a canyon. The rapids weren't too hard to start with but there were two large drops one of which we walked around and the other only one person per kayak could go. It was a 5 metre drop. That I conceded to Jan as this was an activity on her bucket list. I was disappointed but it was a big group so we couldn't pull canoes up and do it again. I had to cliff climb with paddle and two waterproof tubs which was equally hazardous without the fun. In all it was a fabulous day. 14 and a half kilometres of paddling and struggling to keep the rubber kayaks straight the whole time. We had several rapids and a few challenging ones. We got stuck on a rock with two kayaks colliding and tipping over but we remained upright and managed to manoeuvre ourselves backwards through the rapid. That was fun.
We had a swim halfway and the water was very bracing! It was delightful to refresh in the river. Then back to kayaking. Tired but happy.
The big drop we walked around
Jan going over the rapid
wow that looks like so much fun and a little bit scary as well
ReplyDeleteJenna, it was great fun. I was really disappointed I didn't get to do the big rapid too. Kayaking is lots of fun even if you fall in. I did have tired hands but not sore or stiff next day which is good.
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