When you’re paddling madly through frothing rapids on New Zealand’s Kaituna River, seconds from plunging over a seven-metre waterfall, important life questions flash through your mind.
If you can’t take a joke, why live in the rainforest? Put it another way. If you can’t beat the winter weather, embrace Vancouver’s wet climate and head outside.
Ever wonder what became of the women ski jumpers who launched a lawsuit against VANOC in an ill-fated attempt to have their sport included in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics?