Level: Dam was releasing at a normal flow.
Weather: ~ 7 °C and cloudy.
Group: Me, Ed G., Oatmeal, Abi, Amy J.
Time: ~ 1 hour + playing

Vibes

A splendid grade 3 play river. Good surfing spots and enjoyable, easy safety grade 3. Partly re-runnable from the bottom on foot.

Features

1. Turn around/corner at the start. Stay vaguely left, it's kinda just bimble
2. Surfing wave
3. Bimble and surfey wave
4. Hey Diddle Diddle - Main line is... straight down the middle! Or, there's a more gorgey right line. The lead-in is easier for the right. Consequences are lower in the middle. A signal person is required on the right hand side, it's best to get them out early.
5. A pop-out spot
6. Whitebridge Wave - A fun play hole

Other Notes

It's just very nice. A nice path runs from the bottom up to "hey diddle diddle" for a little re-run.

Time: ~ 2.5 hours Weather: 3-5 °C and cloudy. Group: Josh, Me, ETP, Alex B., Amy J.

Vibes

Josh led a group focussed on leading/backing skills development. The Garry was decent for this, but only a handfull of leading sections, but places to practice boat chasing.

Features

1. Turn around the corner. Good line of sight demo.
2. Surfing wave, a good place to throw boats in with large, easy eddies
3. Bimble and surfey wave
5. Hey Diddle Diddle - Main line down the middle with 2-3 eddies that can be hit on the way down for practice. Hit the first eddy on river left for a surfing wave.
6. A pop out spot and some good bimble to practice a pin resuce
7. Whitebridge wave

Other Notes

A bit chilly, but definitley worth doing a bomb run from hey diddle diddle.