Yesterday was fantastic. We had a slow start as we had to wait for people beyond our group and then got word that the river we were going to raft was closed because the dam was broken. The company substituted another trip which was another hour away but, according to Grandpa and our guide, was the better river.
Stanley could only get his picture taken at the beginning of the trip because they wouldn´t let us take our cameras with us as we would be too busy. They were absolutely right. From the moment we got in the raft and pushed off we were busy hanging onto our paddles and hanging on just to make sure that we didn´t fall in the water. Stanley had a great time even though we had to tie him in to keep him safe. The river had white water and rapids most of the way. There were only a few short spots where we got to just float.
Grandpa was in the front of the raft and got most of the water on him although all of us were soaking wet within a minute. The water was pleasantly warm even though the weather was a bit drippy. Our guide, when the water was a little calmer, pointed out lots of birds, a monkey, and even captured a poisonous tree frog.
Stanley got wet, but Grandpa had taken the precaution of laminating him so he wouldn´t stay wet. The whole trip was like a wet roller coaster ride. Very thrilling.
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