Anyway, it was worth it. The trip was on Sunday and took place in Adirondacks about 1,5 h from the college. It was pretty chilly, just above freezing. We got all the gear - wet suits, gloves, vests, etc... I had about 6 layers of clothing on my body and we headed over to the river.
We started at the Indian River with a steersman whose name I don't remember :D. She was a woman, about 35 and was kayaking/rafting since she was 8. First we were taught how to paddle and how to not fall off the raft. We spent some time practicing the commands from her and then -- let's get it started!
As I said, the first part of the trip was on the Indian River and soon the first white water appeared. I enjoyed it very much. Our steersman yelled loudly the commands: ..."forward HARD!"... "left back, right forward"... her scream was almost deafening but I didn't mind. Later the Indian River merged into the Hudson River and the water was even wilder and I liked it even better :)
So it was really cool but on the other hand I should mention that it was freezing and OF COURSE I got totally wet - there was no way I could avoid it. We made a lunch stop, where I realized I could not feel my toes at all and it was windy so it was colder than in the raft. It didn't take long to get to the end of the tour, though. I was glad I could change back into my dry clothes and get warm. Speaking of clothes, I forgot to take a second pair of underwear with me, so I just didn't wear any after I changed :D (I didn't tell anyone :D)
Another cool experience.
Great post! I love river rafting. Last summer I went on my first trip to West Virginia to try some Gauley river rafting, and it was a fun time. I was a little bit less experienced than the group that I went with, but they helped me out and we made it through fine! If you get the opportunity to make it down to WV, you cant miss this adventure.
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