Wednesday walk: On the river with kayaks

Good afternoon dear HIVE community and Wednesday walk enthusiasts.

Today is quite foggy and rainy day. Yesterday we met a new friend in the local bar of Kobarid. He ask me if I would like to join him today for a kayak trip on the Soča river. I've never done kayaking before, so I immediately agreed with his idea. We met today morning to collect the equipment and drive out to the spot to get into the water.

Luckily, David had another dry suit so I was prepared with top equipment to go on the water. The rain stoped and it was really nice driving through the emerald water with all the clouds and the beautiful mountains surrounding the valleys. The first moves on the water with the kayak were quite interesting because you have to keep stability to not fall in the water and be careful not to lose your paddle.

That was the first lesson to remember. Quickly I learned how to be safe and what to do in the moments of risk. After that, we learned how to read the water and drive curves and surf on some smaller waves. I made the experience that falling into the water is actually not so dramatic as you can free yourself quite easily and with a friend on your side it's quite save to go with kayaks and have fun at the same time.

After one and a half hours on the water I slowly felt tired as I am not an experienced guy on the water and my body really felt tired. Tamara picked us up bringing dry clothes. I was very happy getting out of the water and going home with very nice new experience in my life.

Even though it's a #wednesdaywalk, we though kayaking trip will qualify as well. We did walk a little bit though carrying the heavy loads.

Thank you for reading! Have a nice day!