River Tracing (or River Trekking as it is called in Wikipedia), is a relatively new and very popular sport in Japan and Taiwan. In the simplest terms, it involves putting on shoes and clothes you don’t mind getting wet and wading, walking, swimming and sometimes hiking up a clean refreshing fresh water river in the midst of the Summer heat.

We went with Monique Lee, her children and some friends of hers and I must admit, it was a hell of a good time.  The place she took us is called WuLai, a beautiful, remote area South of Taipei. Until then most of our adventures had been to the North so we were anxious to check it out.

As an escape from the high temperatures of Taiwan, this is similar to playing in the sprinkler on a hot day, except it involves the entire family and lots of animals, amphibians and fish…

Click on the images below to view a Wet & Wild Gallery.

Didn’t take long for all the kids – Griff, Bo, Molly, Uma & Samuel – to get in the swim of our new sport.

Clearly something interesting has been captured. No animals were harmed in the making of this blog post.

Samuel rides the chilling but refreshing current.

Clearly Gerald is ready for his close-up, Mr. Demille.

Kids on The Rocks

Towering Griffin

Guess who got to blow up the raft? Thankfully I took enough breaks not to pass out.

The kids took plenty of chances in what they thought were some pretty risky rapids as you can see from this video.

Even the Butterflies were frisky that day. Check it out. 

Well a fun (and wet) day was had by all and we look forward to sharing many adventures with Monique and her clan so stay tuned.

And remember that we love and miss you all…

–The Klars Afar