On Monday we went rafting with Apex rafting and had a blast! Our guide, Corey, was awesome, full of jokes and personality. We had great rapids and a lot of fun. At one point, we missed the right path and ended up on the rocks in the middle of the river. We ALL had to get out, take the boat off the rocks, move it to a spot that was safe to relaunch and get back into the boat. It was a bit scary. I had the kids all hold onto a branch in the river, I held onto that as well as we maneuvered the kids and the rest of us back to the boat. They were all troopers, no one freaked out, and when we got back to the boat, they were all impressed that we had a little extra adventure on top of the adventure. They all felt like we had saved ourselves. A little bit further down the river, one boat got stuck on a huge rock, we bumped them and that made them get off the rock. So as we floated away, they could hear my nephew yell - "We just saved your lives!"
The raft trip was so much fun! The water was freezing, but I hopped in for a swim anyway. The kids all did it last year and I figured I should try it. (None of the kids swam this year as they knew it was ice cold) So I hop in the water and just about passed out it was so cold! Corey let me stay in for a minute and then dragged me back into the boat - that part was hilarious. It's a weird position to be in - he yanks you up by your life vest and it just feels weird. My sister and another Mom that was with us both took a swim too - the second they got in the water, they both said "what were we thinking!". They had a laugh over that.
The next day we went to Sky Trek - just beside the enchanted forest. This was our 3rd time, with the exception of my son, who was only allowed to go last year for the first time. He was first on the course, followed by me, my 2 nephews, my daughter and my sister took the end. We got through the first 2 courses very easily. Once we got to the end of the second, my son had been waiting for us for 20 minutes on the third - he is so quick! I let my 12 year old nephew go in front of me, and he and my son we off like lightning! They both finished the course! I got to double black and just about wet myself a few times. One challenge was to step onto a wire and swing to the next one...and there were about 10 of those! It was so scary, but I just decided I was going to do it. After that, nothing seemed so bad. I did have to climb across a web that was about 50 feet long. It wasn't bad, but my gear kept getting stuck, so I am covered in bruises from keeping myself on the net and unsticking my gear over and over again.
I wish I could do these "adventure" things more often. Last year on the big zip line, I hit the end hard and couldn't get myself back up. I had to be assisted to the platform. This year I had no trouble at all! I have lost weight, but I have also been working on my upper body strength, so I was able to pull myself up when I had to. These kinds of activities are just so fun and they get my adrenaline pumping! I just feel so strong and capable after our adventures!
I am going to have to find stuff like that in Calgary and just go do it more often. It's good for my body and good for my self esteem too! I sometimes wonder if I am going to turn out to be an adrenaline junkie!
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