Survivors!

This isn't us, it's a stock photo from our rafting company.  We didn't want to take a chance with our phones drowning in the river so we left them on the bus.  We could have paid $30 for pictures but we'd never do such a thing.  We don't have anywhere to display them!

Today's adventure was white water rafting. We figured the last time we went white water rafting was about ten years ago.  What could possibly go wrong?
That rafting trip was in Alaska with our friends Rob and Pam McNeely.  We survived then and we were certain we'd survive again today in spite of the clock continuing to run for the past decade.  We also felt pretty good about our chances of survival because the water was about 50 degrees warmer than the Nenana Gorge in Alaska, plus we toned it down a bit to a trip that was only Class II and III rapids.
The Sarapiqui River was kind to us today.  We enjoyed about a twelve mile stretch of river where there were plenty of rapids and enough flat water to catch your breath and regroup.  The water level of the river was fairly low because it is now the dry season. This meant we were occasionally bouncing off rocks that were below the surface or along the shore, all at no extra charge.  We booked through a local company called Wild Expeditions.  There were about 35-40 of us in 7-8 different rafts.  Our raft had six people, a couple from the UK, two ladies from Alaska and us, plus a very calm guide named Siviani (probably misspelled). All six of us stayed in the raft the whole time (unlike some of the other rafts).  We made quite a team.   When we were through rafting we were rewarded for our efforts with food and beverages before returning to La Fortuna.

This photo was taken by our new found paddling friends from Alaska.  We stopped about half way along the trip for a break and enjoyed some fresh cut pineapple and watermelon.  

This is a stock photo from the rafting company.  Just pretend that's me and Beth in the front of the raft.

It was a great adventure for our last full day in La Fortuna.  Tomorrow it's on to the Cloud Forest Reserve of Monteverde.  Getting there will be an adventure in and of itself.  Mile wise it's not to far from La Fortuna, but its a three hour journey that involves a jeep, a boat and another jeep.  Should be interesting!