Quite a Tale
Hi! Hope you're doing well this second week of the new year. It's been very cold here in
Florida. Lows in the 20's and high's not much above 40ยบ with a bit of wind chill.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Ok, we didn't actually get an snow. That
was from the trip to Sapphire Valley, North Carolina at the edge of '10. But I'm sure a
snowman could survive right here, right now.
We got a really funny Christmas letter from a friend who's a writer for Headline News in
Atlanta. I wanted to share it, so think of it as a kind of a guest blog without the guest blogger.
The guy is quite large and jolly, but a bit younger than Santa Claus. The family was white
water rafting in the mountains of Tennessee last September when...
"on the very first rapid our raft took a steep dive & sent me flying head first over the
opposite side of the raft. In the process, I took my wife into the water with me. Luckily, I
grabbed the rope on the side of the raft. As they tried to pull me in, my life jacket popped
up over my head, smothering me as water shot into my face. At this point the rapids were
trying to push us both under the raft. I grabbed hold farther down the raft so they were able
to get her back in the boat.
Our guide grabbed my arm & helped me around to the end of the boat with a handle I then
held onto with both hands. Now comes the horrible part---I'm warning the weak of heart to
leave the room. I am now being stretched out full length by the sheer force of the water.
I am slowly losing my remaining strength as I keep gasping for any small gulp of air I can
get, when the unthinkable happens...my shorts & underwear are ripped off my body. I can
still hear the screams of horror from the other rafters on the river. Grandparents will tell
stories the of the full moon appearing in broad daylight.
Now I began to pray---hard--this is NOT how I want to leave the earth! Our guide then tied
his rescue rope to the raft & jumped in, floating to a calm part of the water behind some rocks.
He had me grab the rope and the guided me to safety. I stood there in waist deep water,
gasping for air! A kayaker gave me his wet t-shirt which I put on like a pair of pants, Our
lead guide made her way back to scene of the mayhem & tossed me a pair of her leggings
to wear Indian style over the neck hole of the t-shirt. Now all I had to do was finish rafting
the rest of the river!"
So, as you can see, not all Christmas letters are to be dreaded. Some are good enough
to be shared. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Robert Lee claims to have pix on Fb.
Guess that might be worth looking for!
PHOTO TIP: When white water rafting use a water proof disposable camera, just in case...
BLESSINGS!
See more pix
Find me on Facebook
contact me: artisticimagesbypc@me.com
Florida. Lows in the 20's and high's not much above 40ยบ with a bit of wind chill.
BRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Ok, we didn't actually get an snow. That was from the trip to Sapphire Valley, North Carolina at the edge of '10. But I'm sure a
snowman could survive right here, right now.
We got a really funny Christmas letter from a friend who's a writer for Headline News in
Atlanta. I wanted to share it, so think of it as a kind of a guest blog without the guest blogger.
The guy is quite large and jolly, but a bit younger than Santa Claus. The family was white
water rafting in the mountains of Tennessee last September when...
"on the very first rapid our raft took a steep dive & sent me flying head first over the
opposite side of the raft. In the process, I took my wife into the water with me. Luckily, I
grabbed the rope on the side of the raft. As they tried to pull me in, my life jacket popped
up over my head, smothering me as water shot into my face. At this point the rapids were
trying to push us both under the raft. I grabbed hold farther down the raft so they were able
to get her back in the boat.
Our guide grabbed my arm & helped me around to the end of the boat with a handle I then
held onto with both hands. Now comes the horrible part---I'm warning the weak of heart to
leave the room. I am now being stretched out full length by the sheer force of the water.
I am slowly losing my remaining strength as I keep gasping for any small gulp of air I can
get, when the unthinkable happens...my shorts & underwear are ripped off my body. I can
still hear the screams of horror from the other rafters on the river. Grandparents will tell
stories the of the full moon appearing in broad daylight.
Now I began to pray---hard--this is NOT how I want to leave the earth! Our guide then tied
his rescue rope to the raft & jumped in, floating to a calm part of the water behind some rocks.
He had me grab the rope and the guided me to safety. I stood there in waist deep water,
gasping for air! A kayaker gave me his wet t-shirt which I put on like a pair of pants, Our
lead guide made her way back to scene of the mayhem & tossed me a pair of her leggings
to wear Indian style over the neck hole of the t-shirt. Now all I had to do was finish rafting
the rest of the river!"
So, as you can see, not all Christmas letters are to be dreaded. Some are good enough
to be shared. Hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Robert Lee claims to have pix on Fb.
Guess that might be worth looking for!
PHOTO TIP: When white water rafting use a water proof disposable camera, just in case...
BLESSINGS!
See more pix
Find me on Facebook
contact me: artisticimagesbypc@me.com
Posted by Pamela at 1/12/2011 6:41 PM 
Categories: FUN
Tags: white water rafting screams mayhem boat raft water
Categories: FUN
Tags: white water rafting screams mayhem boat raft water
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