Paddling in paradise

I’m spending a week or so in Slovenia’s Soča valley, one of Europe’s best spots for whitewater kayaking.

This morning, we had a lovely fun run on the Koritnica river this morning. Good water level at 126cm / 7m3.

This is such a beautiful creek! It starts out with a rapid. At the end, you want to catch the eddy on the left, get your bearings, and then head into the gorge.

There’s two waves in there, and the second one flipped me over today. Annoyingly, I somehow slipped out of the boat before I got much of a chance to roll, so I ended up swimming. Thanks to my mates who caught the boat!

The rest of the run was two wonderful hours just jumping from one eddy to the next. With the clear turquoise water and the lush green forest, this is one of my favorite places on earth.