Kayak Session Magazine

RIVER WARRIORS: MILIJKO "GIGO" BULAJI & THE TARA RIVER

Dusted with snow, scorched by the sun, or swollen with snowmelt, the Tara River has many moods. In every season and every mood, there is a Montenegrin man who can be found near the Tara. Miljko Bulaji's life has been interlaced with the river since her beauty and power first seduced him as a high school student. Known as "Gigo" to friends, he's one of a handful of Whitewater kayakers from Montenegro. For him, the Tara is both his sanctuary and his school.

The Tara lured Gigo out of the city and taught him about the natural riches of his home.

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