Well, with a month old child, no rafting for mom. But the boys had a great adventure in the nearby town of Jalcomulco, epicenter of ecotourism and extreme sports in the area.
Early November, a little girl from school invited the boys to go with her to brave the white waters of the Pescados River to the town of Jalcomulco. Jalco (as the locals call it) is a sleepy town about an hour away from Xalapa and is the HUB for Ecotourism in the area. The town itself is charming and has nice little eateries, but the main attraction is the Río Pescados that runs through it.
So, Dad and the boys drove to Jalco with friends from school, hooked up with a very nice outfitter: “eXplorando” (small, very professional and great with kids… oh, and cheap) and rode a bus with the equipment up river. There, after a thorough tutorial on how to use the gear and what to do if you fall in the “drink”, they embarked on a raft and a kayak (the kayak for one adult and a guide) and started paddling to get to Jalco.
Well, I was absent from the adventure, but for the raving review I got as soon as the boys got home (and the photos), I’d say the three hour trek was way cool, or as the boys would put it: Totally Wicked!
The Pescados only has a few times of the year that are good for kids’ rafting: not too dangerous. Still, I hear that there was a stretch that the kids had to walk on land while the adults passed a certain area of pretty advanced rapids. There were other areas where they stopped the raft to let the kids swim in very quiet waters and even jump from cliffs.
The boys can’t wait until the next White Water season!
Early November, a little girl from school invited the boys to go with her to brave the white waters of the Pescados River to the town of Jalcomulco. Jalco (as the locals call it) is a sleepy town about an hour away from Xalapa and is the HUB for Ecotourism in the area. The town itself is charming and has nice little eateries, but the main attraction is the Río Pescados that runs through it.
So, Dad and the boys drove to Jalco with friends from school, hooked up with a very nice outfitter: “eXplorando” (small, very professional and great with kids… oh, and cheap) and rode a bus with the equipment up river. There, after a thorough tutorial on how to use the gear and what to do if you fall in the “drink”, they embarked on a raft and a kayak (the kayak for one adult and a guide) and started paddling to get to Jalco.
Well, I was absent from the adventure, but for the raving review I got as soon as the boys got home (and the photos), I’d say the three hour trek was way cool, or as the boys would put it: Totally Wicked!
The Pescados only has a few times of the year that are good for kids’ rafting: not too dangerous. Still, I hear that there was a stretch that the kids had to walk on land while the adults passed a certain area of pretty advanced rapids. There were other areas where they stopped the raft to let the kids swim in very quiet waters and even jump from cliffs.
The boys can’t wait until the next White Water season!
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