.river-slick .slick-arrow {
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  z-index: 999;
  cursor: pointer;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
}

.river-slick .button-bg {
  display: block;
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translateY(-50%);
  background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0.7);
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border-radius: 50%;
}

.river-slick .prev-button {
  left: 0;
}

.river-slick .next-button {
  right: 0;
}

.river-slick .slick-arrow svg {
  position: absolute;
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  left: 50%;
  top: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%,-50%);
}

.river-slick .slick-arrow svg path {
  fill: #ffffff;
}

.river-slick .slick-slide {
    margin: 0 12px; /* ← adjust spacing here */
}

.river-slide {
  position: relative;
}

.river-caption-wrap {
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 100%;
  padding: 10px;
  background-color: rgba(0,0,0,.7);
  color: #fff;
}

/* ================================
   Core carousel container
   ================================ */

.river-gallery {
  margin: 2rem auto;
  max-width: 100%;

  /* KEY FIX: give Fancyapps geometry */
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; /* change to 16 / 9 if you prefer */
  position: relative;
}

/* Make viewport respect container size */
.river-gallery .f-carousel__viewport {
  height: 100%;
}

/* ================================
   Slides
   ================================ */

.river-gallery .f-carousel__slide {
  padding: 0 12px;
  height: 100%;

  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

/* ================================
   Images
   ================================ */

.river-gallery img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: contain; /* critical for large river images */
  display: block;
}

/* ================================
   Captions
   ================================ */

.river-gallery figcaption {
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.7);
  color: #fff;
  padding: 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
}

/* Optional: overlay caption */
.river-gallery figure {
  margin: 0;
  position: relative;
}

.river-gallery figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 0;
  right: 0;
}

/* ================================
   Labels
   ================================ */

.river-stage {
  display: block;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
  color: #9ddcff;
}

.river-caption {
  display: block;
  line-height: 1.4;
}

/* ================================
   Mobile tweaks
   ================================ */

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .river-gallery {
    aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; /* square works better on phones */
  }

  .river-gallery figcaption {
    font-size: 0.8rem;
  }
}