With
the last rains in the north of our conuntry, the week before we went
to Portugal. Albert Aixás,Carla Solé and me left Catalonia to join
with Paulo Garikano and Mikel Sarasola, from the Vasque country.
We
arrived at 4:30 am and slept near to the take out of the first
section of the Castro Laboreiro river. The next morning, after having
had breakfast, we search for the put in with the intention to kayak
the first section of the Castro. I was surprised by the way people
lives there, there is still who doesn't need the privileges of the
modern times.
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| Albert Aixás Photo by Marc Parra |
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| Marc Parra in the first rapid Photo by Albert Aixás |
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| Running the last rapid Photo by Albert Aixás |
At
the begining of the river it seems a quiet one, but after kayaking
for 10 minutes we found the river we all were waiting for: a full
drop and slides river with a perfect flow to navigate. The first
rapid is a 300 meters explosive and complet one. Is full of little
drops with some slide where at the end, all the water is concentrated
in a closed slide. The next rapids are well marked and make you prest
attention in all moment.
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| Albert Aixás runnig the perfect slide! Photo by Mikel Sarasola |
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| Paulo in the big rapid! Photo By Marc Parra |
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| An impressing place! Photo by Mikel Sarasola |
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| Marc Parra Killin'it Photo by Albert Aixás |
The
day wasn't much sunny but when we arrived at the impassable rapids,
the clouds get joined to collapsed in rain and hail. After walk and
crawl with the stones due to slippery granite we arrived to the river
again, where the river gets oppened and it transforms in a full
stones nice section.
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| Carla Sole running the best drop! Photo by Albert Aixás |
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| Mikel Sarasola in the perfect drop! Photo by Albert Aixás |
The
next day once we had had a big breakfast, we prepared the boats and
went to the water at 13:30 thinking that the second section of the
Castro was shorter than the first, so we toke some time to make
photos and videos. The first rapids are like the ending section of
the upper part of the Castro. Then, after paddling for 30 minutes we
arrived to the first of the three great waterfalls of this area, of
no more than 10 meters. We runned well the two firsts drops, but with
the increasing level of water, the last one was little ugly.
Then
we did a 1'30 hour portage that we profit to enjoy the panoramic of
the canyon until we arrived again at the river, where there's only a
slide left and the river ends in a wood bridge where is located the
take out.
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| Photo by Albert Aixás |
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| Marc Parra happy! |
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| The crew! |
After
being searching for the put in of the Mouro river, in other section
of the area, the next day we finished in a restaurant eatting as it
was the last time. At least we decided to leave and during the way to
Catalonia we were told that the water levels of Pyrenees were perfect
to kayak, what we have been waiting all the winter, so we change the
destination and drove to the Ara river where we were going to meet
Javier Infantes... to be continued!!!
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