08.06 - Whitewater Adventure

Ahh. The beauty of the mountains, the thrill of raging rapids, and the rush of hurtling over falls and rolling rifts. It was a perfect day to hit the mighty "nanny" river. 90 degrees warm and a clear blue sky greeted us as we pulled into the Paddle Inn parkign lot. A safety lesson involving calling our teen girls "kids" and Reagan Dunn being picked up by her life jacket started off our trip, and in no time, we were piling on the bus and winding up the treacherous mountain road to the put-in. After getting our boats off the bus, our groups in order, and our splashing/dunking/pirateering strategies figured out, we rolled, flipped, splashed, yelled, swam, and enjoyed our trip down river. Everyone conquered the final 3+ rapid at the end, well almost everyone. Some decided to hop into the drink. We headed back to get dried off and cleaned up. Subs were waiting for us, and we gorged. I'm pretty sure everyone was a bit hungry after the day. Before heading home, we played some football and enjoyed the afternoon by the river. Whitewater Adventure 2006 was a blast!

. . . Seeing all the teen guys life jackets whipped into shape by the rafting instructor.
. . . Pastor Jon's boat full (literally) of water after the first rapid
. . . The crazy bus ride to the top of the mountain
. . . Learning to paddle and obey the guide.
. . . the smell of the life jackets. Mmm.
. . . "River tattoos"
. . . Jon Crop. Joe Klopp. Jon Coop. Yup, we heard them all.
. . . Stroke! Stroke! Stroke!
. . . The warnings of danger that weren't really all that bad
. . . tasty subs.
. . . The race that only one boat competed in.
. . . Being overtaken by the Pirate Boat
. . . Seeing Stephen Mee hop into the drink on the scary rapids
. . . picnic by the river
. . . fun times on the ride home.
. . . a great day!

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What did you all think of it? Any memories?

Posted by jonkopp at September 7, 2006 2:44 PM | TrackBack