I like whitewater kayaking for the magnificent landscape you get to see only from the river, particularly the sort of landscape people don't choose "landscape" format to photograph.
Being a bit on the lazy side, I like my rivers gently sloped so I don't have to work so much for propulsion.
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Needless to say, the average river I run looks much less spectacular. Now that waterproof digital cameras are available, people photograph much more on the river, so I even have some photographs of calmer parts of my paddling trips:
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...and occasionally funny things happen, as here:
It doesn't really matter whether you leave your paddle behind by mistake, so long as you've got friends who carry things after you. |
The new boats! Don't let them get wet!
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Some people like sub-yaks.
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So when's that French guy, Godot, coming?
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Now is Uli diversifying into photography courses?
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Besides, ...
...you learn what to do when you're away from civilisation and your car won't start... |
...and you get to meet the most amazing people...
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...some of whom drink strange clear liquids from fruit juice bottles. |
Some even become devout, if only by accident...
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