Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.

So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor.

Catch the trade winds in your sails.

Explore.

Dream.

Discover.

Mark Twain

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Whitewater rafting on the Upper Taylor










Last
weekend I left Nick remodelling the condo (yes still) and headed off white water rafting with Bob, Mary, Ryan and Danny. We had a great time, as the photos attest, and then even managed to get the condo finished - amazing! A great weekend all round, thanks for coming up guys, we had a great time!









The water on the upper Taylor River was running higher than it has in years, despite the damn at the top, regulating the flow. There has been so much snow that they are just having to let it run through as fast as possible so the reservoir doesn't overflow. Not good for fishing for Nick, but great fun for rafting!










Not sure how much paddling Ryan (on the left) managed to get in, but he had a good time getting wet and trying to avoid the water spilling over the front of the boat!

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