The Paddler Magazine Issue 77 Early Summer 2024 | Page 86

PADDLER 86
PADDLER 86
The river calms . I recognise this from last week . Nooooooooo , I realise we are approaching the getout . I have never wanted to stay on a river more . I tear up in the last eddy . I really do not want to get out of my boat . I sit for a few minutes , hands in water , trying to understand what just happened .
YOUR BEST DAY , LIVING YOUR LIFE
Think of your favourite day , the most fun you have had , whatever it may be , your best day , living your life , to what ever end . This was such a day .
Days like these should be shared , and I was lucky enough to share them with friends , old and new . Gentlemen , life does not get any better for me . Thank you .
I didn ’ t know I could do it again , but I can , and that brings me so much joy .
If you want to know more about boating in Ecuador get in touch with Andy Holt , he knows stuff . Alex Dent is the man on the ground in Ecuador ; he knows even more . Don ’ t leave home without either !
THANKS
Thanks to Alex Dent , Pancho Echeverria , Andy Holt , Shaun Bottomley and Brian Clough . Riverpeopleecuador . com and Escapetoadventure . com .