KAYAKING BUILDS BOND WITHIN FAMILIES
Kayaking builds a bond within families, says ERA, and to encourage this, our 2008 paddling season will focus on family involvement in kayaking.� �Our goal has always been to make our program accessible to families,promises Juliet Kastorff, one of ERA's instructors,...
Finishing Up in Style: Feb 08 – Feb 16 Ecuador Kayak Trip
The Oyacachi. One of our favorite runs in Ecuador, and one that frequently gets missed out on by boaters in Ecuador. Describing it in a nutshell, call it a steep mountain river where staying right side up is key to avoid getting washed into somewhere you would...
Kayaking Builds Confidence in Kids
If there was ever a sport that helps kids build confidence, it is kayaking says the Endless River Adventures team. Kayaking is an individual sport that requires an awareness of group responsibility. Kayaking allows kids to focus on individual goals, improvement, and...
Full Ecuadorian Immersion: Friends, Rivers, Wildlife and Language
There is nothing like full immersion when you embark on an international paddling tripsometimes immersion referring to the culture, sometimes to your time on/in the river. Take this week for example: we are about to embark with a group of paddlers who have immersed...
Testing out the new Wave Sport Fuse Models!
by era Steve I don't claim to be the world's best playboater. Loops, sure cartwheels, ok, but my passion is river running. I love to surf and occasionally have been known to drop into holes on the fly to get a quick rodeo ride in. I guess I enjoy playing, but I also...
Finishing up a Great Class III Trip In Ecuador
The following was inspired by six great days of paddling, finishing up with a soak in the hot tubs, and a cold beer for the ride back to Quito..... It is our last day of kayaking and oh how far we've come So let's end as we started- in Quito on night number one. We...
Spinning the 8-Ball for a Class III Ecuador Trip
Anyone who says Ecuador is only for Class IV+ boaters has never joined us for an awesome week of boating on a less-than Class IV+ trip! And this is especially true with the friends that we have join us! Take this week for example; here are some great statistics:...
Why Our Ecuador Itinerary is Different
There are a lot of similarities among the organized trips here in Ecuador. Of the established companies here, everyone does a really good job. And how could you not with the everything this country has to offer. Just the "classic" runs that really are must-dos for...
Playing Mother Nature here in Ecuador
It is surmised by rain forest specialists that there is an almost 100% fall-rate of trees in the rain forest and that it is a good thing. Trees get tall and tired and when they fall down, a space is opened up for a new little tree to scoot in and grab some sunlight...
The Need for Redemption: Ecuador Style
Bring together a solid Class IV+ group of southeastern boaters who have been suffering through the drought and what is the one thing they all want: rain!! So we had to have an attitude adjustment at the beginning of this past week: we had to agree that there would be...