We are feeling the wrath of cyclone Ivan. Three days of nonstop rain, probably about 15 inches in total, have brought virtually every river in the country to flood stage. No one in the group has ever seen such an intense amount of precipitation in one swoop. So we made the best of the situation and explored a flooded river about 4 hrs south of the capital.
We paddled a 35k section of the Mania River, one of Mada's largest, and found mostly flat water with the exception of 4 HUGE rapids. The river was far beyond bankfull with maybe 40 thousand cfs. It was the most flooded river anyone in the group had ever paddled. All along the section curious locals ran down in the rain to try and meet us. They were absolutley amazed when they saw us run some of the big rapids. We are looking forward to doing an overnighter on the lower section once it stops raining (hopefully it does!).
Read more about Cyclone Ivan here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7251505.stm
Stay tuned as photos are coming soon!
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