Photon detector
Portaits of Dirk and Helmut
XPan, BW film,
Noritsu 1800 raw scan
I met these two guys at the Soca river. That was one of the first days at Soca and I had nobody to kayak with. So I was just taking my boat and stuff, and asking passing kayakers on the river if I could join them.
These two gentlemen agreed to take me in their company on the way down. At the endpoint, they proposed to take my stuff to the camp in their car but there was no place for me. So I had to autostop in dry closes to camp myself. That was the plan and that is what we did.
I took a ride to the camp and started to wait.
15 minutes.. half an hour..an hour. In two hours I felt like I gave all my equipment (kayak, paddle, drysuit, helmet, PFD, rope...) to some guys I didn't know and I even didn't ask the cell or remembered their car plate.
I came to the camp registration and told the story. Pictured them only to hear from the owner: "you want to tell that you gave all your kayak gear to 2 guys on the river that you have first time seen? You are... " and he rotated his finger close to the head.
So I had only to wait till dinner and then go to the police office in Bovec probably to hear the same comment as from the camp owner.
And started to think about how to live 2 weeks without gear, what I could rent, buy, and what I have as a spare.
Having my bitter coffee before dinner I heard "hey there is a car with a boat like yours at this side of the camp" from my wife.
What I heard from these guys. "Hey sorry, we meet with father not often, so we decided to have dinner on the way to the camp. Then we decided to have some wine and a good conversation. I told my father that you might be anxious ".
- Anxious? I was desperate. I was going to the police office already.
- Yes I see... But are you really going to the police? We are kayakers.. what about paddle brotherhood?
I was not drinking for 7 years at that moment. But guys made me some beer and wine therapy for a few days together with the super nice company on the river and in that exact restaurant.
These were happy days of 2019 on the Soca river in Slovenia.
Portaits of Dirk and Helmut
XPan, BW film,
Noritsu 1800 raw scan
I met these two guys at the Soca river. That was one of the first days at Soca and I had nobody to kayak with. So I was just taking my boat and stuff, and asking passing kayakers on the river if I could join them.
These two gentlemen agreed to take me in their company on the way down. At the endpoint, they proposed to take my stuff to the camp in their car but there was no place for me. So I had to autostop in dry closes to camp myself. That was the plan and that is what we did.
I took a ride to the camp and started to wait.
15 minutes.. half an hour..an hour. In two hours I felt like I gave all my equipment (kayak, paddle, drysuit, helmet, PFD, rope...) to some guys I didn't know and I even didn't ask the cell or remembered their car plate.
I came to the camp registration and told the story. Pictured them only to hear from the owner: "you want to tell that you gave all your kayak gear to 2 guys on the river that you have first time seen? You are... " and he rotated his finger close to the head.
So I had only to wait till dinner and then go to the police office in Bovec probably to hear the same comment as from the camp owner.
And started to think about how to live 2 weeks without gear, what I could rent, buy, and what I have as a spare.
Having my bitter coffee before dinner I heard "hey there is a car with a boat like yours at this side of the camp" from my wife.
What I heard from these guys. "Hey sorry, we meet with father not often, so we decided to have dinner on the way to the camp. Then we decided to have some wine and a good conversation. I told my father that you might be anxious ".
- Anxious? I was desperate. I was going to the police office already.
- Yes I see... But are you really going to the police? We are kayakers.. what about paddle brotherhood?
I was not drinking for 7 years at that moment. But guys made me some beer and wine therapy for a few days together with the super nice company on the river and in that exact restaurant.
These were happy days of 2019 on the Soca river in Slovenia.