rafting the Chamkha Chhu

after breakfast, we geared up in warmer river wear, and walked about 15 min down to the river put in from the hotel. the days was definitely chilly, but we were super fortunate that the sun was out. 

one of the cute dogs from the hotel came along with us, and was very keen to get into the raft with us. at the last min, he got out, but proceeded to follow the boating posse downriver at least 2 miles. such a little trooper, keeping track of the whole group of kayaks and the raft. 

it was fun to have a bigger crew of boaters on the water for the day... but it was also super cold. even though I had socks and gloves on, I had no feeling in my extremities by mid river. 

it was a pretty mellow run, with a few splashy Rapids where the river pinched in the canyon. the canyons was gorgeous however, and as cold as we were, I was happy we went out. 

the last rapid of the day gave us a little excitement and got the blood pumping. we accidentally tipped off an entry rock, got jostled sideways, flipping scott out of the boat, and got sucked into a pinch channel and high sided on a big rock. 

a lot of excitement getting scott out of the water, keeping the boat from flipping and taking the rest of us with it.... and then unloading onto a big Boulder, lining the boat sideways through the channel... and reloading on the other side. 

best part was... takeout was literally 2 min around the corner. 

the porters were there to bring the raft up... and we hightailed it up the hill to the bus just to warm up again.