07.14.08 - rafting

Our delayed train ride caused a little anxiety before our rafting trip. We arrived at the hotel about 20 minutes before we were supposed to be picked up for rafting, but we had no luggage! Luggage was supposed to be delivered from the train station to our rooms within 30 minutes... but we weren't sure we could wait that long! We called the rafting people and told them that we didn't have our clothes, but they told us to come on anyway. They put us in dry suits, so our clothing didn't really matter. We called the hotel anyway and told them that we needed our luggage ASAP, and lucky for us the delivered. Despite the dry suit, we were very glad to have our extra socks, long sleeve shirts and extra layers of clothing. It was a great ride down the Nenana River, and I would have loved to have done a tougher ride, but by the time we were finished, my teeth were chattering uncontrollably! This was a "mild water rafting" trip, so we didn't have to paddle, but we still got some good rapids! I think most of these pictures are self-explanatory. Just remember that this trip took place between 6:30p and 10:00p - not a hint of darkness to be found!

This is Shawn, our wonderful guide. He made the trip a lot of fun, and made sure to give us many thrills. Luckily we didn't have any spills, though a little 5 year old almost got launched from the raft! It was a good time, for sure.