June 2004We rafted at Poconos(at Jim Thorpe, PA) on Lehigh river. The first time around we rafted with Shilpa and Hemu (friends) and Amol (Harshal's cousin). Take a closer look at the photo and you will see that of all those in the raft, I am the one wearing a big smile in spite of my precarious position. What followed was destined- yes, I was so very excited that in my enthusiasm, I lost balance and found myself in the rapids. They tell you to float with your legs up in the air to avoid any injuries. What they forget to mention is that your rear will have to take them instead. A memorable trip not because this was our first time at white water rafting but because the group members had to use all their strength to fish yours truly out of the water.
Trip 2: August 2006
We rafted (just the two of us in a 2 person raft called 'Shredder'- and yes, the name of the apparatus was not so encouraging) at Ohiyopyle State Park, PA on the Yough river. This was a thrilling Class 3-4 experience. Loved every minute of it! Now they have a class 5 here that we both swore to attempt the next time around.
Trip 3: September 2006
We had a repeat experience of our first trip with another group a couple of years later- minus my falling performace! This time we rafted on the very same stretch of rapids with friends -Parag and Aditi and their friends- a couple from New Jersey.
