10/28- Rio Cotahuasi, Day 5

The last day on the Cotahuasi was the 6 hour paddle out through the spike fields of the cameron fishermen. They fill the river with spikes to hold their nets, which made paddling the section interesting! Rafter's worst nightmere:


The takeout was in the middle of nowhere, but we were lucky to catch a ride to the nearby town of Icipi, the cameron capital of the world! The takeout:

Ben keepin it real in Icipi:

Andy in front of the town mascot:

Loading our POS bus that would break down in the middle of the night:

The drive out was heinous. 4 hours of spine jaring, brain sloshing dirt road in the noisiest, smelliest bus ever.... more to come later...