We've enjoyed two great days of water activity as we wrap up our time here in Bend. (Tomorrow we head to the coast.) Monday was whitewater rafting day and the kids had a BLAST! With three of us as rookies, we played it safe and did just the hour trip which only involved about five minutes of the roughest rapids - but what fun! The father of the family that shared the boat with us said more than once "your kids are fearless" as Sarah and Nathan sat in the very front of the boat and had the water wash over them more than once. It really is an adrenaline rush and I know why people enjoy it so much. The look on their faces in our pictures captures so well the fun and amazement of the moment. I hope to get them scanned when we reach CA and put them up here for you to see.
Yesterday we headed back out to the DesChutes River for our final floating trips. This time mom went and that water is COLD!!! But it was a beautiful sunny day and after I stopped gritting my teeth about the water temperature it really was a pleasant float. One slight rescue at the end as Nathan couldn't paddle hard enough for our exit and I had to swim out to him and haul him in. The bottom is about six inches of muck and who knows what else and I was NOT real pleased to plod through that crud, but a mom's gotta' do what a mom's gotta' do, right? We loaded up in the van and went around again, this time just Sarah and John making the trip. Sarah has just loved all the water activities around here and really doesn't seem to mind the cold water. We'll see how she likes the ocean this far north.
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