Aire portu berri batera iritxi kayaka motxila gixan.

Horrela hasten dira nik maite ditudan bidaiak.



Arriving to a new airport with my kayak as a backpack.

This is the beginning of the travels i love.

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Apurimac Peru 2009

The Apurimac river in Cuzco is one of the most famous rivers for rafting in south America.
I was working 4 months as a safety kayaker in this river.
The guides I did meet in this place are all very good rafters and kayakers.

The trip in the river is 3 days, so the guides know to do everything; like cooking
or to make the perfect camp in all kinds of weather.
All the time joking makes the days go fast, but the work is really tiring.

The name "Apurimac" is in Mapuche, the local culture, and the translation is "God speaking".

Peru has allot of rivers all over the country. You can paddle all year around.
Very good country for expeditions and also for first decent.

The Apurimac river is runable from mars to october. To much water in this canyon is not good.
The Abismo section is just for kayakers asking allot action. Its a long section, so you´re paddling for 2 days.

Cuzco close to Machu Picchu is the city of party. You should drink something!!

I have a movie from this, I will show you in Mars.



Rapido Dolor de Mouela. La entrada y no lo mas facil.




El Jilder y yo en la caminata para salir del abismo.
Me duelen los pies solo pensandolo.



El Abismo. Buenazooo




Camp en el Abismo con cocina improvisada.



  El tim de Mayuc unos tan locos como los otros.

Estas fotos son de Tio fico y Leo





colombia 2008

Most of the people are scared to travel to Colombia. But this country is very beautiful and the people living there are amazingly friendly. Of course some places are not recommended to go to, but this is really not a big part of the country.
Allot of  rivers to paddle and allot of things to discover. 
Between kayak sessions you´re going to find many nights for learn to dance salsa and many people for laugh.
The place were you find allot kayakers is in San Gil, a couple of hours from Bogota. The best rivers I did run in that place are Suares and Mogoticos.

In the north of the country I couldn´t paddle, but I know it is allot to do. In the south of the country, Rio Naranjo and Rio Magdalena has many different sections. Easy ones and full adrenaline ones.

I didn´t take pictures and movies, but I will come back to this country one day.

Have a good time if you think to go.


                                          Rio Negro
                         Entrance of the canyon very good section close to Bogota.








                                    Rio Mogoticos. Preparando mi buf            



Los amigos despues del primer descenso del alto 
Mogoticos.
                                 Fotos de Mark Hentze y Kees Van Kuipers