After the rain dances have been successful, Hurley Weir was back upto a 3 gater. It wasnt the classic 3 gater, the water level was quite high. This meant that the wave wasnt as high and there was no shoulder on the left - but we had fun anyway.
After a few phone calls to Jack and Ben, we all jumped into Bens van at the Nene Whitewater Centre at 9am. Once getting into Hurley Villiage, we had the visions of zillions of paddlers in the car park all getting changed. After going around the corner into the car park, it was about 3/4 empty!! Do people know something we dont?
We got on, had loads of fun for a few hours, and made our exit. When getting back to the car park - it was bursting with paddlers, caterers and people in nice clothes, there was a wedding happening in one of the big expensive houses. Paddlers and people in white dresses and big hats do not mix!
Here is a little video of the fun we had that day. Take a look and leave a comment on what you think.
Tuesday, 3 June 2008
The raging rapid that is the Nene
Last Tuesday saw myself and Paul assend once again on the class 5 whitewater of the Nene Whitewater Centre. However, this time saw the arrival of a good friend of mine, James Webber, a semi-pro photographer looking to branch out.
Here are some of the pictures he has taken.
Back surfing the wave between Pool B and Pool C.
Pool A split wheels.
Pool A phoenix monkeys.
Both of us had a real good session. James got some good pictures, need to be tweaked a bit so more will follow.
Melvin
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