South Island Gallery / Whitewater / 2012-06 Kakapotahi flood

We went to the Kakapotahi as the Totara was still too low. It an awesome grade 4-4+ run as these flows, especially when chase-boating... Also photos from retrieving boats the next day.

Arthur and Andre at the Kakapotahi put-in	It had come up a bit, but everyone seemed keen to paddle	IMGP7778	Lake above the gorge--no problem with washed-out eddies!	Entrance to the gorge--compare with photo 10
Looking not-too-far down into the gorge (big hole where the rapid usually is though)	There isn't usually much of a creek here	Portage-track creek	Stu repairing his boat with the heat of the exhaust--we think it got wedged in a gap	Next day, entrance to the gorge
Arthur paddling Stu's boat to where the others had stashed their boats the previous day	Tie on a deck and push it down	2nd of 4 pins on the last few rapids	Another pin	Blue skies for the float down to the bridge

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