We had the extreme pleasure this year of spending my birthday floating down the river on Stella, our faithful, inflatable raft. Our group consisted of 14 adults, 3 kids, and 3 toddlers floating on 5 rafts, a cataraft, 2 duckies, and a kayak. We floated the San Juan River from Sand Island (near Bluff) to Mexican Hat over the course of 3 days and 2 nights. The weather was fabulous - warm and sunny during the day and bundle-up-and-snuggle chilly at night. It's late enough in the season that the cottonwoods were aflame in a gorgeous golden yellow. We saw a few bighorn sheep and geese along the way.
Gavin was happy and content pretty much the whole time (special thanks to the Zierchers and their wooden Thomas & Friends train set) and he slept like a rock in the tent. I'm thrilled not only because it made the trip that much nicer, but it also bodes well for future floats. His favorite part was the rapids. Seriously - he kept saying, "mo' bubbooes?". Now if only we can figure out how to get him to take a mid-day nap on the boat...
Jen Z. made me a special birthday tutu and a birthday crown to wear during the day, and in the evening she and the rest of the crew cooked up a heap of the best enchiladas I think I've ever had (the margaritas may have had something to do with that, but I still think they were the best ever).
We forgot to bring our camera so on the drive down we stopped and bought a new one that's much more compact than our forgotten one, while also boasting twice the resolution in a shockproof, waterproof body. The battery only lasted a day, but we managed to get a few good shots. Check back for a link to the PicasaWeb album.
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