Otway is back!

[otway1949]

otway is back found my way back into this bin of iniquity , although I now live in Austria and have taken the Aussie attitude to,river surfing in. the Alps.
Standing river waves, not tidal bores like in France or elsewhere.
I, when I recover how to submit photos again will post some pictures.
No wukkas cancer didn’t kill me nor did the post op heart issue, so I am fully raging!

[Trev]

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[otway1949]

[otway1949]

No longer a hippy more like a Hippo, but riding the biggest man made river wave in Austria ! There is a whole inland surfing community spread across central,Europe even Russia riding river waves

[offshore1]

Okay Ots, enough boasting, don"t worry you're deadset in the TOTY next time .

Welcome back.

[otway1949]

Strudel to you too! Beer and schnapps

[Beanpole]

Yes, well timed, River Otter. You just snuck in after the list for TOTY was finalised. Welcome back.

[otway1949]

https://imgur.com/a/WvsCMeb

[otway1949]

https://imgur.com/a/iaYDKra. My new WWII VW Schwimmwagen amphibious river surf tourer1sorry it is only a link it looks like i have to join imgur!

[offshore1]

Very cool. Check out the tilt-up caged propeller at the stern.

...and (what looks like) the paddle on the bonnet.

[Drailed]

Sick, will you use it for any river crossings?

[Grooter]

Mate!!! Great to see you back.

WTF Austria?????

Oh well, I'm living in California now - long way from the Mornington Peninsula!

[Legion]

[otway1949]

Very cool. Check out the tilt-up caged propeller at the stern.

...and (what looks like) the paddle on the bonnet.

Yes the Schwimmwagen is very adaptable, you can lower the huge propellor with an iron rod, if you have the proper knoble tyres they too provide power and finally the paddle, the whole unit is powered by a genuine VW 1.2 liter motor, just like the Beetles our children were conceived in
They hold a yearly regatta with at least 60 from all around Europe, along with amphicars which an Aussie chemist used for deliveries around Ettalong

[otway1949]

Mate!!! Great to see you back.

WTF Austria?????

Oh well, I'm living in California now - long way from the Mornington Peninsula!

It certainly is, a long way from that coffee, my wife is half Austrian, half Scots, so we decided to launch my European Atlantic surf campaign for a central position, I knew there was river surfing in Munich, and figured i might find a river of my own, fug, there are five regular surf spots within a half hours drive, so Iam photographing and videoing Centris with river waves and rabid surf crew Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Slovakia France, Russia, and Grooter you can check out the river waves in any US state and Canada with mountain rivers.
Verrry Interesting ad Hogan’s Heros on TV in German

[otway1949]

https://vimeo.com/user81618959/download ... 8424b3716f. Here is a link to a short video about a wave in salzburg in a mill canal .
I had to work hard not to use any Sound of Music tracks . The link will take you to my Vimeo site, where there other river wave videos and the last video I did of Merimbula.

Cheers enjoy browsing

[otway1949]

Here is my favourite wave man made €2 million euros worth the biggest in Europe so,far, more in the pipeline ( pun intended)
https://imgur.com/a/KK9E7jb