Summer bucket list #3 - white water rafting!

I did it. I strapped on a helmet, gripped a paddle and bounced around on a yellow inflatable water vehicle while rushing water attempted to throw out my family and me into its icy grip.

We learned how to paddle (forward one! back two!) and navigate (left two! right one!) and even how to celebrate rafting style (raise paddles in the air together, then slap onto the water).

I was exhilarated by the raging water and learning how to steer through the rushing tides, the splash of water against my skin. We careened through class three and four rapids and even lost my brother and dad to a rather tumultuous bump. After pulling them into the boat again with our paddles, we jumped right back into it, rocking all the way to the bottom of the river.

Summer bucket list number 3 completed!