Rafting for Four (& a half)

A few shots from our recent trip on the North Thompson River, from Clearwater to Kamloops.

So beautiful to be on the river. Lots of train action - good entertainment for long days on the raft!
Addie having some kid time on the beach.
On the raft.
Matt and Maxi on the river.
The scene. Let's face facts - I did not spend a lot of time on the oars although I would have willingly done more. I was more entertainer, distractor, snack provider, fight breaker-upper, etc.

One of our campsites along the river. There were great sandbars, little islands and beaches to stop at along the way. It was very smoky for most of our trip. It blew in on the second day and stayed around for the rest of our trip. There were bear prints at this particular spot which led me to think that I saw a bear but it turned out it was just a black cow. The clincher was when it mooed....
Reading in the raft. Got through the all of the Winnie-the-Pooh stories.

These two loved the beaches and were definitely happiest off the raft. Addie got in the river swimming a few times but even with his wetsuit thought it was cold. Maxi did NOT go in the river. Well okay, a little wading. There were a few rapids on the river and they both loved that too. All and all a great trip although I could have done with a bit more lying on the beach....