August 2006
Scenes of summer
August. Summer. It's been hot and busy. Rafting. Canyoning. Some goodbyes to old JET friends who have moved on. And dancing, far more than I thought I'd get in. I could write about it, but the pictures tell the story so much better. It's hard to believe that summer's almost over, but I'm already looking forward to being back here next year. Enjoy the photos - I enjoyed being in them!
Lots of love,
Dave
Canyoning, baby, yeah!
Satoshi, senior guide, and me. The glasses didn't survive the tour. Too bad!
At left, beautiful Shiofuri Falls. At right, me, happy to be going down them on a rope.
With all the crew in Ninja Canyon
Bathed in sunshine at Sandan. Trying not to flip on the cushion wave at Otaki.
That's my boss Mark in the green helmet. He loves the river!
There's no coming back from this one...
Surfing 1 - Getting onto the wave ... Surfing 2 - Just getting sucked in
Surfing 3 - The boat turns, get over right! ... Surfing 4 - Good save, but we're turning again
Surfing 5 - Get over left! Left, left, left! ... Surfing 6 - Ha ha ha, here we go
Surfing 7 - Someone's got to hold on to the boat ... Surfing 8 - Carnage. Sensational!
Nice hit at the Dragon Hole
The things we do for kicks