Wow, we had a great weekend!! We went whitewater rafting with some friends of mine, and we had a fabulous fun time! I've never been rafting before and I am not a good swimmer, so I was a lot nervous. When one of the guides started doing the spiel about the safety precautions, I almost cried. I thought I was going to die and I just wasn't going to make it.
"If you fall out, you will probably pop up right next to the boat. There are handles alongside your raft, you're gonna wanna grab a handle and the guide will pull you up by your life jacket.
Try to keep a hold of your paddle if you fall out of the boat. If you don't pop up next to the boat, hold your paddle out for someone else in your raft to grab and pull you to the boat.
If you are too far away for either of these options, lay on your back with your knees bent. Your feet will kick against the rocks to protect your body."
Yeah, I was starting to panic at that point. But, I held strong and got in the raft anyway. I'm so glad I did. I had a great time. It was a lot of fun. I didn't fall in, I survived, and it was fun to boot!
Poor Dave had to deal with the wimpy rapids for me. It was only Class III, which was perfect for me, but it was probably nothing to Dave who used to go rafting in Class IV & V rapids years and years ago. He still had a good time, though. Don't get me wrong - it was not easy-breezy; there were a few fairly big rapids that were a little scary, so Class III is not like "baby rapids" or anything like that. But it was a freaking blast!! I'd love to do that again and again - but I'd probably be happy sticking with Class III. I checked out Class IV pictures online, and it looks much scarier!!
As soon as we get our pictures in a few weeks, I'm posting them on here!
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