Which stretch of the river is yours

There are three runs above Rishikesh and the shops in Tapovan sell them as one. Brahmpuri is 9 km and Grade II, for children and first-timers. Shivpuri is 16 km, Grade III with two IVs at the top, and the one most people mean. Kaudiyala is 26 km with The Wall in it, Grade IV, and it is for people who have been in a raft before and want to be again. Book the one that is yours, not the longest.

Written from the verandah, with a cup of chai going cold.