Wildflowerkayak is Back!

After a really successful trip to France 2 years ago, Wildflowerkayak is organising a trip to Slovenia this year!

The Soca River

The place

Slovenia is one of the most beautiful countries in Europe, and the Soca is a remarkable river for its pure clean water and its great variety in the sections. The lime-rich rock makes the water a lovely swimming pool colour that is clear all the way to the bottom. As the river meanders along, beautiful scenery unfolds after each bend. Because there are plenty of eddies, it is easy to stop just about everywhere to take pictures, eat a snack or just enjoy the view. There is generally not as much water pressure that you might find on Alpine rivers, which makes it an excellent playground for kayaking.

Beautiful Scenery

The course

As there is such a great variety in gradation, the course will start easy and build up difficulty as fast or slow as you want over the 6 days. The first morning will concentrate on equipment review, boat outfitting and ‘tasting the waters’ to get used to the difference in flow and width of the river. The rest of the day will be spent working on getting the fundamentals right.

The week will then develop according to the group’s wishes and needs, covering things like getting comfortable rolling on moving water, using the most efficient technique to get into eddies, riding the ‘high water’ and reading the flow. Boofing, flaring and using compression for soft landings will become natural to you, as every rapid generally contains plenty of spots to practise any of those techniques.

 

From pools to rapids: clear water paradise

 

We think that it can be a good learning environment to learn from women but also to learn with women for a week, because there might be things to pick up that you normally wouldn’t have the chance to learn. It’s also nice to have live examples to compare notes with and gain confidence from. Making your own decision on what line to take down the river, leading sections you don’t know and active involvement in safety and rescue is sometimes something female paddlers don’t get to practise all the time, but anything you want to go through, we can incorporate.

 

Included

Included in the course are food (breakfast, lunch and dinner), accommodation, river pass and intensive instruction for 6 days. If you decide to leave your boat at home, we can organise boat hire on location.

 

For more information e-mail me at: kimsiekerman@hotmail.com

 

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