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Thursday, July 07, 2005

Illustration Friday, Sport

Yesterday, we tried something new: whitewater rafting. To be honest, it was not what we expected. We thought there would be more action, and were a bit disappointed that it was more a float down the river than a hold on to your seat, fast paced, adrenaline packed adventure. Apparently, we need to go on a dam release date for more rapids, but being novices, we didn't know this when we made our reservations.

But, always one to see the bright side, I have to admit that it was fun. Slow, but fun.

The trip down the scenic Lehigh river was about four hours long, and the price of admission even included a picnic lunch about midway through the trip. I'm not sure if it was the location (a private picnic area nestled in the woods on the riverbank), or the fact that we were starving from all that paddling, but hotdogs with all the fix-ins, chips, potato salad, watermelon and lemonade never tasted so good.

posted by Kelly @ 7/07/2005 09:18:00 PM

4 Comments:

At July 07, 2005 9:58 PM, Ellen said…

I could have saved you some money... a friend did it some years back...same place. They said the same thing. Nice picture BTW!
At July 08, 2005 7:04 AM, Robin said…

Even though it was a tame ride, I wouldn't have been brave enough to do something like that.Good for you.
The picture is great,as always!!
At July 08, 2005 8:49 AM, AGK said…

How cool for you!
At July 08, 2005 9:36 PM, Lonna said…

I tried this on a vacation in Arizona years ago... all I remember was the occassional bump and my tush hitting the bottom... ouch!