Blog 1 The Arrival

I am posting from the Hairy Lemon, an island paradise on the Nile. Currently the water level is fluctuating quite a bit , Nile Special is running in the evening at a good level and is surfable during the day but quite flushy.



They are in the middle of building a new dam on the upper section of river, this has meant some of the rapids have disappeared but also making the original ones bigger, for example silver back at the moment is huge due to the cut off of the ugly sisters rapid, no more wave. Also total gunga once a big rapid with many different lines and waves to explore is now a big lake with a small wave train down the middle.
We spent the first two days running the day one section of river and on the last run of the day, Emily while paddling down silver back took a paddle to the face and split open her nose, but it’s ok we don’t think it’s broken so I still have a pretty girlfriend.

Me and Emily had a blast on Nile special last night and this morning woke up to a beautiful mist surrounding the island.



JB