The river Sǒca today, they call it the “Emerald River”. We traveled from Prijon and ended at Boca where there is a stunning waterfall. The rapids today were immense fun and some were a bit tricky to negotiate but you commit, paddle hard and make every stroke count. There are several of us on the trip and today only one capsize and needed to do a rescue. Ivet was laughing, she enjoyed filling in the icy cold river.

That’s the thing - the temperature outside is 30+ degrees but the water is probably 8-10 degrees, so the risk of cold water shock is genuine. Hop in deliberately though it’s refreshing to say in the least. The bottom of the boat stays cold and kept my cockpit cool all the way.

We saw plenty of trout today and Slavonian Grebe, might have been black-necked Grebe? Not sure. There was a mother and her chicks. Very cute.

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