"scenic float" down the Nenana. What a blast we had. The first thing we did was pour ourselves into these wet suits, which had some of us feeling rather claustrophobic.
Then looking like something from out of space, we boarded a bus and headed for our departure point. Did I say the wind was again blowing constantly.
Our instructor gave us some lessons on what to do if we ended up in the water, which gave some of us pause since this was suppose to be a "float" down the river. Ha!
The Nenana is glacier fed and the water we were on was 37 degrees and flowing very swift. The rocks provided some level 2's on a scale of 5 rapids and it was extremely choppy. The scenery was beautiful and really made you feel like you were in Alaska. As we flew (not float) down the canyon, we couldn't help but almost have our breath taken away by the mountains and trees that just surrounded us. The Nenana river itself was muddy because it was full of silt from the glacier it flowed from just 12 hrs before. Our trip on the river was 2 hrs. long and we did get hit by waves which just added to the fun. When we arrived at the end, we were exhausted even though we didn't even have a paddle. Our guide was Stacy, an oriental from California, who was teeny tiny but rowed that raft like an Olympian.
Back at the RV, we dried off and headed off to a dinner at the Salmon Bake. I had salmon and Denny had the halibut. I am really learning to like salmon and of course the halibut is outstanding every time.
We did a little shopping and headed back for our drivers meeting where we learned we need to leave by 8Am, so I am headed to bed early again for another early departure. I am not joking when I say everyday is really an adventure. Can't wait for tomorrow as we head to Anchorage.
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