Today we went rafting on the Buller

The photos look spectacular

And give the impression we’re having fun

But it was booooooring

Because 98% of the river was like in this photo: dead calm

With only 4 rapids in total

This being one of them

Yay, a waterfall

One of the 4 rapids

Rapids like this one are fun, for sure, but the trip should have had tens of these rapids, not 4 (in 2 hours)

Here we had to row back into the current, because only that way could we get photos that look like something exciting is happening

In this photo you see the ONLY rapid that really looked like fun, but… this one was skipped (of course), although Ultimate Descents advertise with being the only rafting company that does do this rapid. Liars! Instead the rafts were towed over the rapid and we could jump into the water instead and swim towards the rafts a little further downstream

Marble Hill campsite

Mt Mueller