Todd really didn't take it easy on me for our first rafting trip (my first experience whitewater rafting ever). He "made" me raft the dreaded Pascua section of the Reventazon. This section of river is known for it's high volume, near constant class 4 & 5 rapids, and BIG WAVES. To be honest, I didn't have time to be scared of the rapids because I was too busy paddling. I would look ahead and feel instant dread (and panic), but then our guide would yell "FORWARD" and I would look down and paddle as hard as possible. Focusing on paddling prevented me from looking into the impending doom of the 8 foot waves we confronted. Yikes!Despite my sore hands and arms, and the number of chances I could have died, I had an awesome time. The above picture captures it pretty well - that's a genuine smile. It was such a rush - I would do it again in a heartbeat.
The best part? When Todd and I did rafting trip #2, our guides made it clear that the Pascua section is a trip for experienced rafters only. Is being married to an experienced rafter enough? I guess it was that day.
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oops...I accidentally deleted my previous comment. To recap, what a great experience and I can't wait to see more!
I think being married to an experienced rafter counts for the difficult rapids. It's like a 13 year old driving - it's OK if she has one of her parents in the car. Completely safe.
A 13-year-old driving is safe, eh? Spoken like a true small-town girl.
So which was the bigger rush...the rapids themselves or the high from finding out that you are apparently an "experienced rafter"?
Dude, the 2 rushes were equal. When the rafting guide skipped the safety speech (assuming I had been rafting before) I was overcome with panic and satisfaction. I thought to myself, "everyone thinks I'm super cool and experienced," when in reality I didn't even know where to put my feet.
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