Once is enough
Boston Globe Travel • Sep 3, 2010A murky swim from Alcatraz, a wrong turn in the Golan Heights, a midnight heist in Spain. Misadventures make for travelers' tales and the often heard: "I'll never do that again.' A white-water plunge My mistake lay in my woefully misplaced self-confidence. Emerging unscathed from rafting Chile's mighty Rio Futaleufu, I was soaring on adrenaline and bravado. Now, paddling a single-seat kayak on the Rio Espolon, a comparatively placid tributary, I grew distracted by the passing vista of Patagonia's forested valleys and snowy peaks. Ignoring the river's ever-changing moods, I hit an unseen eddy line, teetered off-balance, and plunged headlong… Full Story »
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