With the slowly approaching paddling season here on the northern plains, I can't help but think of our recent two week trip to Costa Rica, especially my first time rafting through class 3 rapids. I looked at the rushing water over rocks in the Sarapiqui River and knew that I would never have even thought of going through with a kayak. Still, there were two guide/rescue kayaks (a short whitewater boat and an inflatable kayak) as part of our group of four rafts going on the two-hour cruise. As you look at the photograph of us, I am in the bow on the right side, and my wife, Marcella, is right behind me. She can't swim and I can't get her into a kayak; still, she had confidence in the guides and loved the ride. She was sorry to see the trip end. I began thinking that maybe I would have to add a tandem boat to my fleet for future cruises, but she does not seem too eager. Maybe, with reason, she had more confidence in the whitewater rafting guides than in my skill level!
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