Causing drought in eastern Taiwan

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Today Cynthia and I went 'river tracing' just outside Hualien on the east coast of Taiwan. I won't write a huge amount because the photos are more entertaining, but essentially the day involved climbing up the river bed and drinking most of the water in the process, it was really good fun!

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Photos

Hualien river tracing
With Cynthia at the start

Hualien river tracing
Climbing the bank on slippery rock

Hualien river tracing
Trying not to get washed down river

Hualien river tracing
Pulling faces

Hualien river tracing
Wakling through a waterfall

Hualien river tracing
Just posing!

Hualien river tracing
Cynthia pulling her best "I'm drowing please save me" face!

Hualien river tracing
Me pulling my best "I'm drowing please save me" face!

Hualien river tracing
Standing in another waterfall

Hualien river tracing
Swimming - I was good at this. Many would point out I had an unfair advantage from all the practice I have had swimming out of my kayak over the past ten years!

Hualien river tracing
Supermodels, no?

Comments

[Cat]

Not sure about saving such a scary drowning person!
Kat, just in case you are ever in that situation, I think you should try NOT to pull that 'help me I'm drowning' face if you can help it. River tracing looks as sexy a sport as kayaking, but without the faff of carrying the canoe around in the first place...good idea. Was the water warm?

[KatrinaJames]

Not sure about saving such a scary drowning person!
Ha well nice to know I can rely on you to save my ass when we are paddling then :P Yeah, river tracing came quite naturally to me, I felt like I had done lots of floating down rivers before...