Nothing really prepares you for the magnificence of the Whanganui River. As the world’s tirst river to be recognised as a living entity, a personhood with legal rights, there is a benevolence in the air, a sacredness to the waters you can't deny.
As you navigate your way downstream, it’s as if time stands still and you are fully immersed in a new rhythm, with each stroke of the paddle, all your senses come alive. Slowly, spectacularly, the natural wonders unfold, and there is a feeling of divinity that