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Mariann's Sweetspot on the White Nile
Published on April 7, 2008. 11:14
Mariann's filming her summer Sweetspot in Uganda right now - check out what's been going down and what you can expect to see later this summer...
Uganda was described as the pearl of Africa by Churchill, and from my point of view I certainly agree. The White Nile flows through the country in a series of rapids, and also forming some of the best surfwaves on the planet on its way to the confluence with the Blue Nile, the two of them meandering their way down through Egypt as the mighty Nile.
This is a perfect Sweetspot, with warm water, 25 degrees every day, lots of huge rapids and a mecca for freestyle kayaking. The power of the river is raw, and every day can be an adrenline filled day... Depending on the waterlevel from day to day you can challenge yourself with rapids like Bladerunner, Widowmaker and Itanda (which means Death in the local language..) In the afternoon you can head out and surf for hours on standing waves that allow for some big air in our kayaks..
The film crew has been here for three days already, and we have covered a big portion of the rapids already. Today we are moving down the river to run a drop called Kalagala, and to get some freestyle footage to go along with the hairier stuff... After all, diversity is the spice of life...
Mariann
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