How could I forget!

I almost forgot about our float trip! It was pretty chilly and the water is between 35 and 40 degrees and there was a lot of snow and ice left along the banks. We chose the scenic float as opposed to the wilder ride so that we could take pictures and look for animals.

They had us dress in dry suits which have rubber gaskets at the openings achieving the equivalent look of the micheline man and once at the river we had our safety talk about how you would go about pulling in a "swimmer" but our guide (with 28 years experience) said that on the scenic float no one ever went in! Good to know.

Here's Kathy and Mark in the front of the boat with a couple and their son from India. They were getting the worst of the water splashing into the boat so Kathy tells the guide that she thought he ought to get the people in the back wet. So he turned the boat but apparently underestimated the results of that action because guess what?

Oliver went in! Fortunately, he hung and Gary and I grabbed him also and before very long he was back in the boat not much worse for wear and very glad he had on his "drysuit" - it really worked and he didn't get wet under the suit. Kathy will - of course - never hear the end of it!