Kayak

Totara

Date: 9th July
Location: Totra river
Weather: Raining overcast
Group: Greg, Rata, Phil, two Aoraki students and me
Grade: 3
Duration: 2 hours
Key learning: Boat scouting, new river signals, staying on waves
Incidents: None

A sick day kayaking i was really nervous waiting for the guys to get back from shuttle because i thought it was going to be a 3+ river. Once they finally got back we headed down the first few rapids were really boney and i was super nervous so i wasn't paddling that great and as soon as we got into the grade 3 section it was deeper and i felt so much more relaxed and loved it. It was great to be paddling with really confident people they push me more and help with your technique it was a great day on a new river and will definitely be going down the Totara again.
Thanks to Greg for the photos.
 

Phil going down a boney rapid

                                      

Blue duck on the Totara

 Me Breaking through a wave.