It was great to go out again so soon, made me feel much more confident. So much so that I attempted the double drop near the Abbey - which gave the team a chance to show off the safety and rescue skills we have all been practicing!! Very slick and impressive rescue - Scott's video shows Andy's throw line coming over me, and you can see that Richard has left his 'safe perch' and is right behind my capsized boat.
After my swim I had an involuntary shaky reaction and panicked a bit in the next section of rapids, but calmed down again for the last drop.
Practicing getting into tiny eddies was helpful and ferry gliding on fast currents is fantastic. I am beginning to see how you are supposed to put these skills together to find the line down a rapid. Backwards ferry gliding looks like something we should all learn. And next time I will paddle between drops so I don't end up falling sideways off a ledge.
The weather was fabulous again, hot and sunny. And we saw a beautiful Kingfisher sitting on a tree.
The only downside was the amount of water in Dan's "dry sac". Hope his phone works again!
Thanks again to everyone and hope Richard is healthy again soon.
P.S: Last night, Ian started throwing up after only one beer - not sure if he has caught Izzy and Fiona's sickness bug or if it was a reaction to the rugby score....if it is the bug, hope no-one else catches it...
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