Bourne Canyon and Hawai-sur-rhone

Hay,
Well I have finished my seasson on the Ardeche with a wicked 2 days.

Firstly we drove up to Bourne canyon which is about 2 hours from the centre but is well worth the trip.
John had been there a year ago but me and Simon hadn't so John was in charge of getting us there which was a mission it's self working of the random bits he could remember.You arrive high in the Ardeche mountains to a remote forest which has a huge gorge running through the middle of it. We had all only taken board shorts and rashies which made us hesitent when we so the commercial guys with wet suits, harnesses, ropes and 2 or 3 resuce kits between the group.
Once we got down the the river it was 2 hours of running, swimming and jumping of waterfalls which was awesome but very tiring. The big jump was 26m which was amazing the biggest I have ever done. John and Simon opted out as the were still working and because it was rather high.
But in the end it was all good and looked like an awesome early season/storm run for some good steep creeking. One to watch for the future for sure.

Hawaii-sur-rhone was amazing as it always is. It is still up high which is a rarity for the time of year. This "global warming summer" as the media has deemed it has been amazing for paddling in most of Europe the river are high and the water is warm. The main wave was running perfectly and wave on the far side of the island the wave was running or the less experienced people. Strangely the wave was deserted but for me and Simon which has been the sorry of the summer there as I haven't seen people there since Easter.

Have fun people and get out on the water