Wednesday, August 10, 2005

The Mighty Huka

The mighty Huka Falls - anywhere other than river left is most definately sub-optimal!!!

The mighty Huka Falls on the Waikato River flowing out of Lake Taupo. Is it runnable? Well yes its been done before. And i am sure it will be done again. But will it be done by me - errrrr, well we shall see. It's a bit of a monster. The line is definately river left, down the tongue. Anywhere else would definately be sub- optimal. The lead in seems to be the main issue. A couple of nice holes to gobble you up if you are not careful. Swimming is not an option. And interestingly, about 15m upstream from the lip of the fall, middle of the river, there is a really really sweet wave. However, i think if you played on this you would also surely hold the world record for having the worlds biggest balls!!! In which case you would need a special kayak to carry them!!!

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