Whitewater Rafting in Shikoku

I went to Shikoku yesterday to go rafting with the guys from Happy Raft in central Shikoku. It was supposed to be myself and a group of 9 people with the guides. However, the group of 9 delayed their trip, and so I ended up with a private trip with 4 guides! Pretty sweet deal.
Central Shikoku is covered with lush green mountains, much like the North Shore in Vancouver. And like the North Shore, they get a ridiculous amount of rain. There was a torrential downpour all day, which was joined by a thunder and lightning storm towards the end of the trip. I've never seen it rain that hard in my life. Because of all the rain, the river was just crazy. It was awesome! I got thrown out of the raft once, which was actually quite embarrassing because it was during a relatively mild part of the river. I didn't have my feet anchored into the boat and we went through a rough patch I didn't notice and lost my balance.
After rafting, I went to catch the train back home. However, no trains came. There was no announcement, and no one else was there because it was such a tiny station. I waited 4 hours and no trains came in either direction. I found out after that the rain had caused such severe flooding that they had to shut down the tracks for several hours. So the owner of Happy Raft, Mark, an Aussie, took me to his buddy's guesthouse where I spent the night for 2000 yen ($20).
On the way home this morning, I stopped at Kotohira, apparently the most popular temple in all of Shikoku. It was interesting but I think I'm at the point now where I've seen enough temples.
Because the rain was so crazy, I couldn't take any pictures while we were rafting. The picture just above this is in the equipment room at Happy Raft. The picture at the top I took during my 4 hour stint at the train station after rafting. Please forgive my hair as I didn't shower after rafting. You can't really make it out in the picture, but the rain is like a monsoon in that picture.