Tuesday, July 22, 2008

River Rafting

Today was the day that the majority of our group went river rafting. Everyone had to wake up bright and early so we could be to the rafting office by 6:45 am.

Those left behind at the YMCA decided to take it easy that day. In the morning LaVerne and Brittany took Anson and Davey to the library where they checked out some children's books. Then they headed down to the conference room in the basement of our building and helped the little boys play baseball with a soft bat and whiffle ball. Later, Andrew, his boys, Jeff, Keith and Brittany decided to take the shuttle into Estes Park. When we arrived in downtown we were greeted by York and Gloria who were on their way back to the Y. Keith and Brittany decided to wander downtown for a while, Jeff decided to check out one of the Rocky Mountain Nat'l Park Visitor Centers, and Andrew just stayed on the shuttle with the boys who took advantage of the opportunity to nap. The shuttle was actually pretty nice. It took you on a pretty scenic loop around the entire area.

The rafters didn't get back until after 7pm. This created a problem for some, because they stopped serving dinner right at 7. They even lock the doors in the cafeteria so latecomers can't get in. Apparently, some who didn't go river rafting didn't recognize the faces of the latecomers in our group who stood outside the doors waiting for someone to let them in!!! Oh well, the latecomers headed into town instead for I am sure what was a tasty bite to eat. The night then ended with some visiting in the lobby and mah-jong in the conferece room (of course).

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