10 years...I can't believe that we have been married for 10 years. We knew that we wanted to do something adventurous and different, but we weren't too sure what that was. A few months ago, we decided that we wanted to go Whitewater rafting down the Ocoee River. We were able to get a package deal for both rafting and ziplining. I was personally a little frightened about the ziplining. Little did I know that the rafting is something to be feared.
So...rafting down the Ocoee ended up being rather dangerous. We signed up to go down the full river. Little did I know that the full river included the Olympic route that was taken in the 1998 Olympics. As we were given the instructions, I knew that it was going to be a thrilling ride. As we approached the Olympic portion, my adrineline was pumping full force. We made it through 3 rapids and then we approached a rapid named "Humongous", and it was humongous. As we went into the rapid, our boat slanted sideways. I immediately fell out. As I was tossed about, I recall hitting the bottom 3 times before being thrown out (later I found out that I was trapped under the raft). Once I was up, I was pulled back under. Adam then jumped in to try to help. I grabbed his hand, only to be pulled under again. By this time, I had hit bottom at least 2 more times. I hear people yelling and throwing ropes from the side, I grab the rope and try to pull myself ashore, but did it incorrectly. This pulled me under again. I finally made it up and was in such shock, it felt like I sat there for a few minutes. By the time I gathered my nerves and body together, I realized that I lost my shoes and possibly broke my ankle. I had no choice, but to get back on the raft and continue down the rest of the river. You can baet that I hung on for dear life after that little episode. (Adam even lost his wedding ring. AND later on in August, 2 women died in a rapid not as intense as the one I fell out of.)
The ziplining experience was fun and not as adventureous. In fact, I was wondering why some people are scared to do that over the rafting.
