We were invited by our generous neighbour, Roberto of Ecolorado Rafting, to try river rafting on the Gave de Pau above Lourdes. It was a stretch of 14 kms of river and took us just under two hours to do it. It was great fun. Not quite Sobek thank goodness. I haven't done Sobek - the white water rafting below the Mosi-O-Tunya, Victoria Falls from the Boiling Pot. I have just canoed down the middle Zambezi with family and friends.
It was the first time we put on the wet suits we bought for our campervan trip but did not pack. The day was grey which was easier on my eyes but as we got rather wet - it was just a little cool.
The countryside is beautiful and the river swift and cold and we spun around over rocks, rapids and eddies.
The images are of us on a narrow slipway that took us past one of the weirs and barrages on the river. Roberto was able to walk alongside us and take the pictures for me. You can see Roberto with John in the one shot I took.
There was some rough-housing by the paint-ball team in the first RIB.
It was really a good experience, interesting and to be highly recommended. We would both do it again.
Admittedly this was the easier stretch of river. There is a more exciting stretch below Lourdes if you are more daring than us.
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