The River Trip

I am behind on my posts...oh dear.

Two weeks ago, I packed my bag and flew to California! Some friends of mine had invited me a while back to join them for some serious river rafting over the Fourth of July weekend. I didn't think that I could take off from work, but somewhere in between a couple late night red-eye flights (and a terribly sleepy Monday at work) I successfully made the trip!

And I am SO glad that I went. All right, this list will take a little endurance to read...

Reasons to love my river rafting weekend:

• Sun
• Gourmet food

• Beautiful river
• Scary rapids

• Sun
• The one-and-only David Trichler

• Hearts
• Spades

• Sandy beaches
• Learning to use oars

• Rock skipping
• Rock balancing

• Sun
• The one-and-only Austin Baird
  
  


• No work
• Camping
• Homemade swings

• Bocce ball
• More sun
• Mini road trips
  
  



• Sleeping under the stars
• Rock castles
  
  


• Falling off the raft
• Twice
• Swimming
• Very mini cliff jumping

• New friends
• Santa Barbara
• Really cute river shoes
• Sleeping bags

• Abandoned gas stations
• Breaking and entering
• Sleep
• Even more sun
  
  
• Tan
• Nature

• Laughing
• A lot
  

• In-n-out
• Memorable photos
  
  
• A whole lot of fun