Never Too Late to Have a New Adventure

It's pretty exciting when we embark on a new adventure that perhaps we thought we were too old to experience. This for me was white water rafting. I won't lie-- I was scared. I am not a very good swimmer, but knowing that I would have a life jacket on made me feel a lot better. Yet, the raft seemed rather flimsy when you looked at the huge rapids that it was supposed to stay afloat on.

Ten people assigned to our raft, in addition to the young guide were huddled together. I must say, that I felt ashamed feeling fear when eight- year-old Christian bravely sat in the front of the raft. We hit every rapid, thanks to the great instruction from our guide to paddle during crucial parts of the river to gain the momentum needed to push through each rapid, that only led to a bigger one that followed.

After a six hour ride, we unloaded our tired, but elated bodies from the raft, feeling great, and more confident of our water skills.

I would go back again in a flash. White water rafting is really a spectacular way to experience the Colorado River, surrounded by beautiful rock formations.