A slow, but beautiful start
Scouting
Guido
The first major rapid
Me just after some boogie-water
Speedy
Toni hiding
On my way into this 170 meter human made cave from the gold mining days. James already in there.
Me on the other side
An artefact from the gold mining
Modern tourism. Jetboat in the river
A cozy pub...
with tasty beer
Toni driving. Me sleeping
Jono and Toni enjoying a bath in the forest
Speedy taking a nap
The shuttle to upper Shotover was more exciting than the river run itself
The (in)famous Skipper's road
Some Lord of the Rings shape
The car was heavily loaded with kayaks and gear, so the van needed an extra push. No safety barrier to the deep chasm off the road.
The long and windy road
The river
We even had to cross a creek on the way
This guy fell in love with me
At the get in
Guido and Speedy "the terminator"
Drifting
The second river to be kayked on the West Coast was Whataroa
View from the heli
Ali and me
Heavy load
So incredible beautiful
James
James
Toni
Me
Into the gorge
Ali
A tight spot
Three options
The colour, the colour...
Me drifting in the gorge taking pictures
At the end of the gorge
Me
Mauricio and Matt
Almost at the get out
A sad picture. Mauricio in pain after he poped his shoulder. A a two-year old dream of kiwi-kayaking ruined.
Waiting for the Heli...
... from out of no where!
My precious mamba
Well seated in the heliTake off
In the air
On our way to the get in
The river emerges
Into the mountains
Ready to land
A bit noisy isn't it...
Don't stand up or your head will be detached
Fresh drinkable water
Get in
A cute waterfall
Me admiring the nature
Magnificent view
Ali on her way
Jono is stylin' it
Jono ready to rescue Chris
Mao seems to philosophize
Chris
Chris and Ross
Gorgeous gorge
James in his beloved C1
More gorge
Awesome!
Into the darkness
Mari and Speedy
Rocks
Hokitika merges with another river here
Toni may look a tad more stylish than me
Happy crowd!
What a nice day!