Why am I dressed like this?
Weekend No. 33: We, along with two other Karate mates from Alex’s club, drove like maniacs to Sauters in Austria to get our extreme white water on. We took two tours in one day and it’s Monday and I’m still beat. What a treat it was to get a paddle in the water. How I miss my kayak.
The first run was on Imster Schlucht. I was the only girl on the raft and so I felt it was my job to squeal at the appropriate moments. That’s tough work when the water smells like it just came out of a waste water treatment plant, which it had.
This tour has some lazy parts so we entertained ourselves by either jumping in the chilly 8 °C river or making attempts to traverse the edge of the boat without falling in the water. This is not so easy when the guys are bouncing up and down.
My favorite group on our boat were the ‘Langweilig!’ dudes from Regensburg who had no qualms about getting intimate after pulling up a buddy back on the raft. I also want to make a public apology to the innocent woman sunbathing herself on the water’s edge. Like I said the boat was teaming with testosterone and there was no stopping the soak-fest she had to endure.
Everything we learned in good fun on the Imster Schlucht we needed in all seriousness for Ötztaler Ache, which is wild and fast. We dropped the boat in an eddie and with a “und vorwarts!” we were in Category IV madness. I wasn’t the only girl this time but apparently she didn’t get the memo that mandatory female whoohoo’s were a must. She finally caught on after she popped me accidentally on the helmet with her paddle and I didn’t retaliate. We were best friends for the remainder of the journey and squealing in perfect unison.
The profi guides on both tours were der absolut Hammer in terms of good humor, reading the river and giving clear directions. They gave just the right amount of motivation so the group wouldn’t kack things ab and force us to perform a dangerous rescue mission.
There are plenty of river touring groups in that part near the Inn river. We used Natur Pur. To get an idea, here’s a fancy video of the group we toured with:
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You rode dem waters and kept yer hat on? Impressive! Sounds like a blast!!!!
@Christine Becksted Yeehaw! I tried to show ‘em how the really South does it. I hope this Florida girl did it justice.
Wow, I had no idea this sport had reached Germany. That poor woman on the raft — but the mental image of what must have happened once your raft reached her sent me into a fit of giggles.
We leave for Colorado tomorrow, where my husband has scheduled a similar outing for us and our teenage daughters. Pray for me.
Sounds good fun! I haven’t been whitewater rafting in years, now I’ve got an itch.
@Edelweiss Transplanted Have fun and don’t forget to practice your squeal.. oh and keep your feet in the foot cones!
@A Free Man Sounds like a trip to Tasmania is in order.