Umzimkulu River – Waterfall Section, High Level Blast

After our epic little Injusuthi trip it was time to get on the water again. Well, maybe not everyone and Dave had to unfortunately sit this one out as he had no boat! I felt for him and wished we had a spare boat for him to at least use as the level was looking very good.

Injusuthi River – Mini Epic

The scene was set. Luke Longridge, Dave Joyce and I would be heading down to the Thrombi X-Fest armed with three green Fluid Solo’s; one large, one medium and one small. Our mission would take us first to the Injusuthi River, then the following day to either the Waterfall Section on the Umzimkulu or, water permitting, the Polela and finally then the X-Fest at Thrombosis Gorge itself. It was assured to be a super duper weekend and water levels were predicted to be up.

Umkomazana – An Unusual Run

The Umkomazana is a river that you probably have never heard of. Perhaps you’ve read about it in the book Run the Rivers of Southern Africa or perhaps you’ve only heard of someone else running it, but chances are you know little about it and even after the reading the description you may be tempted to go in search elsewhere for more action. Mike and I decided to try this little river and even though the water level was very low we still had a great time and saw a lot of different types of birds and other wildlife.

Deepdale Gorge – Unadulterated Pleasure

Flowing freely without any dams from source to sea, the Umkomaas River is a super river to catch when the water is up. With the legendary Mike Pennefather as my only company on the trip it was bound to be one to remember. Having written before about Deepdale Gorge on this site I won’t go into too much detail this time round. There are some really sweet photographs for you to enjoy though. As for paddling it this time round, scroll down…