Bit of a flash from the recent past that has been sitting on my desktop forever until I had a connection that I could upload from - Matt Kelly, Robin, Evan, and I went rafting for the afternoon in Futuleufu. The Fu is one of the top white water rivers in the world usually making the top 3 to 5 on most people's lists.
The section we did was class 3 to 5 rapids and one helluva ride - the class 5 section was optional but after finishing up with some 4+ we were ready for more and they got an extra 15,000 pesos out of all of us.
Because we were a strong group of four cyclists we were able to spend some time playing in a class 4 wave train called the Escalator - surfing the raft burying the nose in holes etc . . . the raft nearly flipped several times. However, the rapid ended in a giant eddy so it was easy to retrieve the ejected then ride the eddy back to the top of the wave train!
The water was clear as glass and clean enough to drink - good thing because you end up drinking quite a bit.
Things got a little exciting towards the end on the last run of class 5 rapids. The guide emphatically said, "don't swim here," because it is dangerous. So, Evan got ejected bucking over the top of a monster wave but stayed close enough to the raft for Robin to extend a paddle while I hauled him into the raft.
Also, very scenic with the occasional break to look around. Overall a fantastic day with amazing guides from all over the world, South Africa - United States - Peru. Thanks to Evan and Robin for talking Matt and I into joining them . . . not that is was all that hard to do.
The section we did was class 3 to 5 rapids and one helluva ride - the class 5 section was optional but after finishing up with some 4+ we were ready for more and they got an extra 15,000 pesos out of all of us.
Because we were a strong group of four cyclists we were able to spend some time playing in a class 4 wave train called the Escalator - surfing the raft burying the nose in holes etc . . . the raft nearly flipped several times. However, the rapid ended in a giant eddy so it was easy to retrieve the ejected then ride the eddy back to the top of the wave train!
The water was clear as glass and clean enough to drink - good thing because you end up drinking quite a bit.
Things got a little exciting towards the end on the last run of class 5 rapids. The guide emphatically said, "don't swim here," because it is dangerous. So, Evan got ejected bucking over the top of a monster wave but stayed close enough to the raft for Robin to extend a paddle while I hauled him into the raft.
Also, very scenic with the occasional break to look around. Overall a fantastic day with amazing guides from all over the world, South Africa - United States - Peru. Thanks to Evan and Robin for talking Matt and I into joining them . . . not that is was all that hard to do.
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