Rafting in Valsesia

Yesterday I receive a call from a friend asking me if I wanted to go rafting. I told him I had no experience (although i have rowed in the past years) but he said it was his first time too (he's a rower as well). So me and five other friends drive to Valsesia, exactly to Alagna. You can find it on the map I posted. They gave us a half hour talk on how to understand the commands given by the "guide" (the boat was composed by 6 of us and a profiessional guide), and basic knowledge of how to ride a raft. They then drove us at the start of the river Sesia and we started our 1hour and a half ride down ripples and waves. We started a bit further south from Alagno and finisheda bit before Mollia (you can see it on the map). I must say it was a great and fun experience and we also stopped in certain places to dive off a 6 meter cliff into the water and also further on to swim with the current for a while. We paid 30 euros each and unfortunately I have no photos of the event as they wanted 8 euros each for a cd with the photos they had made...that would add up to 48 euros and they were not worth that amount of money so nobody wanted them in the end. I will however post a link to this beautiful place if you would like to try it out yourself. Here it is: Valsesia Rafting. It's a great experience even if you have never rafted before like me. All you need is a little courage! By the way it's not us in the photo :( but it is taken at the Sesia River.