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Sun Kosi River

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Around camp before our first run down lower Boti Kosi

Marcus goofing around

Safety instructions before running lower Boti Kosi

A few onlookers to the strange foreigners going into this river willingly

After the short run we washed up and practice our rolls in the pool

My tent was very comfortable

A short morning walk around the area

Karen (USA)

Marcus (Canada)

Yann (France)

Carlos and Andre? (Spain and Italy)

Sam (safety kayaker)

Graham (UK)

Collie (raft guide)

...at which point my camera ran out of batteries, so the British
kayaking duo, Graham and Andy, took the rest of these photos:

The next morning before putting in

There are 2 rafts even though we all fit in one.  All the gear needed for camping and all our food was in the other raft.

Sam, self proclaimed "sexy kayaker" instead of safety kayaker

Lunch was on beaches we'd see along the way

And so was camp, which took more effort in setting up

The kitchen!

A praying mantis on Grahams arm

The first locals we camped near were very shy

Locals waving hello or goodbye?

Hard to see, but there's tons of monkeys here

Though Graham didn't usually row, this is how the gear raft is 
guided down the river.  No paddlers, just one guy with ores.

My kayak had a crack (!) so I had to empty it of water every 15 minutes... at which point the local children would run down to the beach to watch.

Bats!

Local kids started to become very common at the campsite as we went down river

The rapids we flipped on were really big.  We were the first rafters ever to run it because it was brand new after a 
land-slide narrowed the river during the last monsoon.  So yeah, we flipped, but we were the first to run it, and
 it was a class 5 (highest rating).  We all lived through it (with bruises and scrapes in some cases) but being under 
water in a class 5 is pretty much the scariest swimming I've ever done.  This picture is of us planning our route
down the rapids with local kids gathering to see our inevitable capsize. (see the video above for the actual flip)

The guys re-telling the story of the flip during lunch

A local guy trying out the kayak

A BIG hole.
I think this might be the one Graham falls into in the video above

These suspension bridges are everywhere along the river

This is the usual scene.  Us relaxing with local kids hidden in the background trying to figure us out.

A waterfall along the way

The villagers will sometimes head down from the hills when they hear we're 
nearby.  We scored a chicken for dinner this night.

The local kids all showed up the next morning of course

Graham playing Frisbee with the kids

The kids couldn't pass on an offer to try kayaking

Another beach that attracted locals

Dasain was coming up and this girl was decked out in makeup, jewelry and probably her nicest clothes

Some makeup problems...

Another local giving kayaking a try

This was the last stop for us.  The trip ended at this village where we relaxed over some dal bhaat and cold beer.

Andy and Graham got dropped off at midnight in the middle of nowhere.  But the next morning they were able to catch a ride to their next river.  
So though we weren't with them, these pictures of them riding on the roof of the bus with their kayaks just had to be included.