Steph + Riverboarding = Fun? You sure?

Who would have thought Steph would be a natural at riverboarding? Simon and I took the girls out today for their first time on the river and they both did great! Steph was really worried about the cold water, then she was worried about drowning, then her neck hurt, then she was worried about the cold water again. We basically gave her no choice in the matter since she had committed to go about a week ago since nobody had to work today. Plus, the weather was absolutely perfect for it.

Steph and Alison ready to go

We made a day of it - drove out ourselves, had a little picnic lunch, while Simon and I alternated between scaring them with horror stories ("whatever you do, don't go there!") and then calming their fears. It worked out pretty good that there was a small group of clients so we all tagged along with them, so on top of the paid professionals leading them, Steph and Alison had their own personal guides in Simon and I. For the most part, we took it pretty easy on them - kept them away from the trouble spots and generally resisted the temptation to get them worked over by some of the bigger rapids (notice I said generally resisted). Steph really enjoyed it and didn't complain once about being cold or her hurt neck or drowning. Here are some more pics.

Steph's first plunge into the cold water - and still smiling!

Steph and Ali training up

okay, so I just wanted to show off a little

Plus some more just to make everyone jealous of where we live.

to be fair, this doesn't happen every night