ATM: Rafting on the Yoshino Gawa in Japan!

ATM: Rafting on the Yoshino Gawa in Japan!

Tuesday, September 8, 2009

The End Is Near!

So i fly back to NZ in 16 more days which is bitter/sweet, I do love it here but it will be wicked to be back in NZ as well. Its OK ill be back for more CARNAGE next year!
Here are a few shots from the end of the season.
Getting huge Air surfing Otaki.
Surfing Ni-dan!
HIGH SIDE!!!!!
Maragarido Entrance.
Running Left!
More HIGH SIDE!
MORE MORE!!!
Yea I'm not coming back from that!!!!!
A Team!
The kayak line!
Yea I'm pretty sure that's not meant to happen!
I held on tho!!!
Getting Pumped for Otaki Guts!
Maragarido Exit!
WOOOOHOOOO!
Pre Ado.
Me Playing with the K-pump!
Enjoying the Sun!
Me and Nozo Ni-dan Surfing!

A wicked season with plenty of great memories!

Thanks to everyone at ODSS for giving me a wicked first season! Cheers!!!

Cant Wait for next year!!!

See you all in NZ very soon for another wicked summer!

Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Rafting and Hashi Kura!!!!

Hello all here is an up date from the last few weeks, had super high water so been running Oboke lately but my last YR1 was on Koboke at 98cm which was a sick day having my first Koboke flip for the season!
Me and the team glad to be out of Magarido in one piece!
Yea Magarido was huge, but wicked fun!
Otaki guts! Yea i flipped o well!
Even Nidan had a massive hole in it!
Here is the Yoshino Gawa in flood!
Sundan on the Oboke section!
Hashi Kura!
So now here are some photos from this wicked Dancing Festival i was in!
Nobu and Shugo!
Everyone got in to it!
The boys!
Me and Sara!
The girls!

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

High Water!

Just a small update, Its been pretty wet here Japan got hit by a typhoon so it pissed down with rain and rafting got canceled for 2 days! But managed to do some pretty high volume Creeking which was sick! Just chilling out at the moment after a pretty stressful week with some interesting things to say the least happening on the river! But all is well and as the water level drops the season goes on!Hope ever one is well and enjoying there winter in NZ!

Friday, August 7, 2009

Check It Out!

Hey there everyone hope you are all good and well! Here is a little update from Japan, been ticking along over here working hard, having fun and missing Sam lots!
Been enjoying the sun and warm water some times a little to much!
Dez just before he got slammed and swam at Magarido!

Yea! BEERS for swimming!

O WAIT........
...........I did the same thing straight after him! More BEERS! O well GO BIG OR GO HOME!
Me just enjoying the ride at Ni-dan!
Me 2 seconds before i fall out and tweaked my knee!
Yea it wasn't so nice, that will teach me for not putting my feet up!
Getting some air at Otaki!
Having a good line at Magarido for once! Ha Ha!
Magarido is my Favorite Rapid! Yea Boy!
Riding the line between Guts and left line, Guts is not a good place to be!
Showing off at Dragon hole!
Look what i found!
That's one big bug!
That's one scary looking bug!
Hope you enjoyed my update!

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Solar Eclipse!

Here are a few shots from the Solar Eclipse that happened today, it was so wicked to see especially because it only happens every 46 Years!


It was an out of it day, after it had passed i went for a training run on the Oboke section on the Yoshino Gawa in high water and had the biggest flip on the biggest rapid of the day and tore a hole in my finger!
Its was a wicked day!