Thank God you all made it through that okay! I know how frightening the river can get. It is a changing beast for sure -- so gentle and relaxing one time, and then a panic-filled danger the next. I can imagine how scary that had to be on tubes! Your narration was vivid and had me clinching along side you on that ride!
I haven't had a scare like that on tubes but did with a canoe. I flipped it and had my young son with us. At first I could not find him. I was so panicked myself when I ralized he was under the overturned canoe, that I grabbed him by one arm and jerked him to the surface, scraping his ear on the side of the canoe. His only injury was the scrape I gave him! He had not been scared until I did that as there was air under the canoe and he had put his face up to it and was breathing fine, until I ripped him through the water. So mom's panic was the real danger of our day! From then on, I was only allowed on the tubes (no more canoes) and only when the water was absolutely placid. I don't think he has been in a canoe since (and that was like 10 years ago!) |