Canyoning!

For my birthday, Jason took me canyoning! In the US, they call it canyoneering. I am not sure about the spelling.
This is about the most fun I have had in my life. Canyoning is basically following a creek up or down a canyon. We followed the canyon down river. SO much fun. Jason saw the poster and knew immediately that I would love it. Many times we have passed a creek and I have said, "Man, I wish I could just follow that creek......in the the creek." That is exactly what we did. It was really cold water but we had thick wetsuits and hoods and gloves and wetsuit socks. So we were fine. Jason's hat didn't fit over his gigantic noggin.

There were some parts that we had to repel down.

Other times, we jumped

or slid on our bellies

or bums.


I think I may have a new hobby.

Unfortunately, canyoning used to be popular in the US about 15 years ago but now it isn't as popular. Maybe we can change that yes?

Don't worry about that blood, it is just from the pressure of the water. He wasn't injured.

Today was finally sunny! We got some great pictures around Bled. Here is a nice spring picture:

Here is the island with the church and the castle is on the cliff in the background. Those are the Julian Alps in the background.

Jason decided to go ahead and go kayaking. He went with the same people who took us canyoning. They are a really great outdoor adventure agency. They have good prices and the people are really laid back and nice. Compared to Vietnam and Thailand, they are AMAZING! Here is their website. So if you ever come to Slovenia, look them up! Anyway, Jason said it was an amazing time. The water was crystal clear and he went down the river with a really good guide. Jason said he can do tons of amazing tricks. I only saw him do a cartwheel which I got a picture of Jason doing.

Jason said he messed up in this picture but I can't tell. He got to float passed a couple cool river villages and got to go down come class 3 and 4 rapids.
Thank you for all your happy birthday comments! See you soon!