Well, managed to actually get up at 4:00 am this morning and get myself up to NAC and prepare my dry suit and rafting stuff for the trip. Mori picked me up at 5:00 am and we set off for Mukuwa River - 4 hrs away. The drive was beautiful, what had been covered in a white blanket of snow had melted and the only thing you could see was green, green and more green. Rice paddies, vegetable fields, endless mountains and hills, and just 100% nature. There were 3 rafts going out, 2 with customers and one with just staff so I jumped into the staff boat with Fujio, Iori and Nobu which was one of the funniest things ever. I am sure Nobu has ADD as he is one of the craziest ppl I
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