tirsdag 25. mars 2008

Hollyford River - Falls Creek to Marion Swing Bridge

The only river I did in the Fiordlands was the Hollyford. But this river has several awesome runs.
Paddlers: James, James, Markus, Toni, Jono, Guido, Speedy and Espen.
At the get in

Markus and me

A really fun river

Toni

Markus

James

Guido

Me

I'm in there somewhere

Fiordlands was really scenic

Hollyford River - Morraine Creek

Really nice run.
Paddlers: James, James, Jono, Toni, Markus and Espen.
First leg. This was a very fun river to paddle.

James

Markus

Me

James

At the get out

Shuttle time

Kawarau River - The Citroen

Big volume! I was a bit in doubt if I wanted to this run, but I finally decided to do it. Unfortunately, I was so excited that I forgot to put my camera back into the water proof bag. It died, I on the other hand survived :)
Paddlers: James, James, Jono, Toni, Guido, Speedy, Markus and Espen.
The Citroen

Scouting

Speedy

A lot of water coming through...

At the get in

Here we go

I made it

James

Jono

Speedy

Nice view

Long rapid

A paddle - I don't know who's it is

Jono at the end of the rapid

At the bottom of the rapid

Keys is enjoying very tasty plums from the plum tree at the get out

Back at the rafters vinyard camp

Dinner time!

Kawarau River - Dog Leg Run

What started out as a cozy run, ended in an all night rescue operation involving the search and rescue team from the police. But it ended well!
Paddlers: James, Guido, Katrina and Espen
Speedy at the get in.

Awesome waves! We paddled through the setting for the 'Pillars of the King' in , The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Shotover River - Gorge Run

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