Here are some photos of our day (none of them capture the size or awesomeness of it, but they're better than nothing, eh?
That's our rafting crew. You can probably guess which one's the guide. Trev and I are the crazy looking gringos, and the gringa's a French gal named Cecile. We only had half a raft-load, but hey, they have minimums for some reason, and besides, when the raft is lighter it catches more air.
(We just emerged from the "Casa de Piedra")
The most difficult rapid we went through is called "Casa de Piedra" or "House of Rock" because it's got only narrow passageways amongst some really big rocks and there's a lot of water there dropping fast. We had a great time. Our guide ran through the different calls for who was supposed to paddle and how (i.e. forward, back, right back, left back) which isn't too complicated, but snappy reaction is really desired in difficult rapids, and our team came through with big, wet smiles.
The image most clear in my mind is actually of a rapid we didn't ride a whole lot of. It's a series of waves that build from small to massive, I think there are seven in all. The last one is virtually guaranteed to flip the raft and send all into the drink (which didn't seem a horrible idea to Trevor and myself, but then again, we're not rafting guides). We went by it within a couple of feet on the left hand side, and the sight of those river waves was impressive! Trevor looked so small right up next to it.
Last photo for now actually comes from yesterday at the town BBQ.
It's of Trevor eagerly waiting with hands in pockets (to make self-control easier).
Love!
Will and Trev
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Interesting to know.
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