In the higher elevation, it was chillier than in Denver, so we took advantage of the equipment they provided - wetsuits, windbreakers, and rented booties to wear to keep our feet warm (not dry, but warm). We would've frozen in what we'd brought - swimsuits, sandals, and cotton clothes. We both had the thought that we'd gotten in over our head as they were explaining technique and what we'd be expected to do, but we went ahead and had a great time. The other people in our raft were also from Texas (and our guide's name was Austin - coincidence, yes), and the guy in front with Kevin was a character - his comments kept us laughing -- talking about his 3 knees (right, left, and wee-knee), and how cold he was, and that the wetsuit needed drainholes in certain unmentionable areas. The water was FREEZING -- 38 degrees, and it was snow the day before! We all got soaked, but Kevin especially since he was in the front. None of us fell out of the raft, and we didn't get stuck on rocks - we saw one group that did, and it didn't look fun at all. We are absolute beginners, and I think that's all I'll ever be.
We're taking it easy the rest of today. Rafting left us both pretty tired and we were out late last night in LoDo (lower Downtown) with Sharon and some people she knows. There is a movie theatre right by the hotel, so we walked over to watch a movie, The Strangers (Kevin's pick), I watched it all but wanted to cover my eyes sometimes, it was so scary!
Tonight we'll take advantage of the hot tub at the hotel.
funny story -- last night Kevin wanted to listen to "Rocky Mountain High" by John Denver since we're in Colorado. I didn't put it on the mp3 player in our GPS, so we thought we'd look for it on a radio station, and we found it! Then it came on again, and again....we checked the station again this morning and we think that's all that station plays! Rocky Mountain High 24/7.
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