JULIE's BLOG
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
WHITE WATER RAFTING
For our Breakaway Day this year we were able to go White Water Rafting on the Grand River. It wasn't so much white water rafting but, paddling on a raft.
We had breakfast at Cora's
Before the guy sent us on our way he was telling us which way to go to avoid low points. It was very lengthy and no one remembered anything that he told us. He also told us that we could sit on the side of the raft and it wouldn't tip over, we didn't know if we should trust him.
Everyone looks confidant, but are we?...
Right near the start Josh went to take off his jacket as he was hot and the map that we were going to use to follow fell into the water! So, hopefully we will remember some of the directions that he told us!
We did find it much easier to take a shoe off and roll up our pants and sit on the edge of the raft. He was right we couldn't tip the raft.
Group Pic
We got hung up on some rocks. I stayed in the boat and let everyone else push. So, maybe we didn't remember ever direction that he told us. Right of this island, left of the canoe wrapped around the pillar of the highway....
We had to make sure that we got a picture with Josh in it since he was the only brave one to bring a camera with him. Thanks Josh, now I can scrapbook these memories :0)
The trusty Manager taking a break. Good thing I didn't try to push him in he would never have seen it coming!
We had breakfast at Cora's
Before the guy sent us on our way he was telling us which way to go to avoid low points. It was very lengthy and no one remembered anything that he told us. He also told us that we could sit on the side of the raft and it wouldn't tip over, we didn't know if we should trust him.
Everyone looks confidant, but are we?...
Right near the start Josh went to take off his jacket as he was hot and the map that we were going to use to follow fell into the water! So, hopefully we will remember some of the directions that he told us!
We did find it much easier to take a shoe off and roll up our pants and sit on the edge of the raft. He was right we couldn't tip the raft.Group Pic
We got hung up on some rocks. I stayed in the boat and let everyone else push. So, maybe we didn't remember ever direction that he told us. Right of this island, left of the canoe wrapped around the pillar of the highway....
We had to make sure that we got a picture with Josh in it since he was the only brave one to bring a camera with him. Thanks Josh, now I can scrapbook these memories :0)
The trusty Manager taking a break. Good thing I didn't try to push him in he would never have seen it coming!
So, with our map lost at the very beginning we told each other that we would follow the Blue Heron that we saw down the Grand. Of course we didn't follow the same one but, all along the Grand we would keep seeing different Blue Herons!
posted by Julie Doughty at 3:17 PM |
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