{"id":9156,"date":"2011-12-23T05:57:05","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T05:57:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/?p=9156"},"modified":"2011-12-23T05:57:05","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T05:57:05","slug":"the-white-nile-finally-with-the-jedi-prototype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pyranha.com\/blog\/the-white-nile-finally-with-the-jedi-prototype\/","title":{"rendered":"The White Nile… finally… (with the JEDEYE prototype!!)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Within a year of learning how to roll, I put a Uganda trip to surf the Nile Special on my ‘to-do’ list.\u00c2\u00a0 For the past 3 years I have been haphazardly making plans and searching flights to Entebbe, hoping to check it all out before the dam flooded the top section.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, this November Craig Kleckner, Dave Fusilli, Jessica Yurtinus, and myself spent 3 weeks on the White Nile; surfing the Special and paddling some of the biggest whitewater I have ever experienced.\u00c2\u00a0 And with some bittersweet luck, we paddled the top rapids 2 days before the dam was actuated and they were buried under the Nile Reservoir.<\/p>\n

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Surrounded by spectators, tourists, and a painter, Dave paddles Bujagali Falls only days before the Bujagali dam started submerging the upper rapids.<\/p>\n

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When we visit Bujagali Falls 3 days later, the scene is quite different.\u00c2\u00a0 Half of the rapid has been swallowed and trash floats in the newly formed eddy above what used to be dry rocks.\u00c2\u00a0 There are still people along the banks, but the town is quieter than before. \u00c2\u00a0 Bujagali Falls and the whitewater rafting of this section was a prime tourist attraction.\u00c2\u00a0 Will tourists continue to come and see the Nile Reservoir?\u00c2\u00a0 It is uncertain, but regardless, the locals who will experience whatever changes this dam brings will not benefit from the power it will produce.\u00c2\u00a0 We hear about similar circumstances constantly, but it was powerfully emotional to witness such a deep-lasting event, if only superficially and for a brief moment.<\/p>\n

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Left: The brown claw IS<\/em> universal.<\/p>\n

Right: We never saw any hippos, crocs, or other typical African megafauna….But, we saw plenty of harmless & venomous snakes.<\/p>\n

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Dave above and below clean blunting the JEDi prototype, which proved to be super fast, loose, and an overall awesome big wave surf kayak.<\/p>\n

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After spending\u00c2\u00a0 our first days at Kayak the Nile’s Jinja compound, we moved to the Hairy Lemon Island for the rest of our time in Uganda.\u00c2\u00a0 With delicious meals, friendly staff, and a mere 15 minute paddle to the special, the Hairy Lemon was a wonderful, relaxing place to live for 2.5 weeks.<\/p>\n

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Left: That’s what friends are for?<\/p>\n

Right: The Hairy Lemon = Kayaker’s Paradise<\/p>\n

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Craig Kleckner doing some good stuff<\/p>\n

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Nothing beats a Nile Special at the Nile Special.<\/p>\n

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Stoked I finally made\u00c2\u00a0 it to surf the Nile!!<\/p>\n

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Craig getting in a last surf before floating down to the Lemon & the delicious meal that awaited.\u00c2\u00a0 I finally made it to the Nile. Now I can’t wait until I can go back…\u00c2\u00a0 with a SMALL JEDi!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Within a year of learning how to roll, I put a Uganda trip to surf the Nile Special on my ‘to-do’ list.\u00c2\u00a0 For the past 3 years I have been haphazardly making plans and searching flights to Entebbe, hoping to check it all out before the dam flooded the top section.\u00c2\u00a0 Finally, this November Craig … <\/p>\n

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