Mango Margaritas on the West side of Oahu

West Virginia Adventure

We went rafting in West Virginia 2 weekends ago. The trip was awesome. A whole bunch of Players from RPI got together and decided to do something fun. At some point it was decided that white water rafting was the right activity for this. Then a little later it was decided that West Virginia was a place most of us haven'[t been and was "close" to everyone.

We all arrived Friday evening hung out had a fire and caught up for a few hours. Saturday we went hiking, which ended up being a swimming adventure in the river. Then Sunday was the big event. I had been rafting a number of times before and this was on par with my other trips. We had a really great time! It is amazing how well the guides can read a group. Of the 3 boast we filled up we were the most energetic group. Our guide, Charlie, picked up on that made sure we had a blast all day. He started by tricking us into flipping the raft after all of 2 minutes on the river. I have a sneaking suspicion that in every rapid he directed us towards an obstacle trying to get one or 2 of us into the water. That didn't end up happening, but he sure did try. It was a great day.

The other rafts were fairly quiet. We tried pulling a few of them into the water in the flat spots, but they were not having any of that. One of the rafts got a pretty good education on the local area/history from their guide, which they enjoyed.

Once we got back to camp the people from our boat decided the water fun wasn't over so we went swimming in the lake a few miles away. The rest of the group hung out at camp.

I bet you are wondering what this picture has to do with rafting.... well one of the cars stopped for gas on the way down and ended up across the street form a strip club with this sign in front. They couldn't resist the urge to take the picture and I couldn't resist the urge to post it. The person who created this sign is either a fool or an advertising genius. I will let you decide.