Un Rapide!

Today we ventured onto the Colorado River, again... This time we opted for a little more adventure with white water rafting. We geared up for the day's adventure by chanting to our cupid doll (that was a prize in the enchanted unicorn band aid box Lauran's mom gave us-which we have used!) to ward off any injuries that we might incur. Reminder--WE DO NOT HAVE HEALTH INSURANCE!! We arrived at the rafting office, and were on the river by 0930 am. We were the only Americans on our boat, and here is where we made our second group of friends on this trip... A lovely French family. We quickly became great friends when Lauran learned the mother owned a botany store, and when Katie learned the father was a pediatric nurse in the float pool of a Paris hospital. We throughly enjoyed floating down the calm river, but the rapids were the best part of all! Katie was feeling the heat, so she opted to let the current take her down river a ways! She jumped in the river in a spot where the current was a bit quicker, so she ended up about a mile ahead of the raft... Thankfully we did chant to cupid before this trip because both of us firmly believe that this is what saved her from entering a class 3 rapid by herself! We eventually got her back in the boat, and we were all laughs and smiles:) The adventure ended at 1600, and NO injuries were incurred. We sadly parted with our French friends, and look forward to seeing them again on August 30th, 2678when they will join us at our apartment for all American pork and beans!!

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