Rafting Fun

For our last weekend in Arequipa, we decided to do one more outdoor adventure and went rafting with a group of friends from school. Michael went 2 weeks ago with another group from school and said that I would really enjoy it. As we talked it up at school, there were more that were interested, including another mommy who couldn't go the 1st time, so we set it up. I put Noah down for his nap after a fun-filled morning at the park for Daddy's last fútbol game, so he was asleep when our sitter arrived, a dear friend from church here.

We drove about a 1/2 hour up the Río Chili, the river that goes through Arequipa. (We started in the same area where we went hiking with Erin Houlihan back in July - just in case your reading, Erin) What a blast!! I have never done rafting before and this was a perfect course for beginners. There were mostly class 2 and 3 rapids with one class 4, for all you rafting pros out there. Yes, we got soaking wet in very cold mountain water. Those suits we were wearing were definitely not waterproof, but they did help against the breeze after being so wet. Michael, however, got much colder than I did after deciding to jump from a big rock at one of our breaks.

It felt so great to get to do something adventurous together! We decided it would be great fun to take a family rafting trip together when Noah (and the others (c:) are older.

Above: Dorothy(Germany, the other mommy), Miriam(Germany), us, Todd & Stephanie (US), Alex (US), Frank (our guide)