June 4, 2007

  • We went tubing yesterday with my SIL who is visiting from Indiana.


    The weather was hot (around about 100F).
    The water was cold (how cold? I don't know, but towards the bottom of the river, your feet get AWFULLY numb - snow run off from the mountains really doesn't get very warm!).


    It would have been relaxing - except for two things. First, I think we might have been the only people not drinking and/or drunk. And by drunk I mean, UNABLE TO WALK, TALK, SWIM, etc drunk. Very drunk people in tubes are somewhat amusing. At first. But the flying marshmallows, the beer bonging and the constant beer cans floating by combined with the obnoxious singing and smoking did not really make for a calm, soothing trip. Second, the rapids that nearly spilled our cooler were certainly not relaxing.


    They were fun though. Even if I did get a nice smack in the butt from a big old rock. I suppose that is what happens when the river dries up most of the year.