Friday morning we slept in a bit and went to brunch. It was nice to have a more leisurely morning for once! After a big brunch, we drove an hour to Kremmling, CO to go whitewater rafting. I debated whether to sign us up for class II or class III rapids. In the end, we decided it was best to err on the side of caution and do class II. After all, the last time we went the kids were only 3 and 5 and didn't remember it at all.
We were in a raft with another family of 5. Evan wanted to sit right up in the front, so that's where Em sat by default. That wasn't a good decision and she didn't feel secure up there and wasn't expecting the first large rapid. But luckily, after switching seats around, Em had much more fun. The water was cold and it was cloudy outside which stunk, but we made the best of the situation. We rafted for about and hour and then stopped for people to cliff jump. We all opted out. ha. I think if it had been hot and sunny out, I may have been a little more willing, but none of us wanted to be wet and cold the last half of rafting. By the end, we all had wished we did the class III rapids. But now we know for next time!
On our way back to Breck, we made a pit stop at the Sapphire Point Overlook. I had read about how you can feed the chipmunks. We got really lucky that when we stopped, there were some people walking out and gave us their leftover food. Shawn and the kids were thinking we would just throw the food out, but nope, I read they come right up to eat out of your hands. I'd have to say this may have been the highlight of the trip for the kids. They could have spent hours there! We had to pull them away because Shawn and I were getting hungry for dinner!
After cleaning up when we got home, we headed out for dinner and 1 last scoop of ice cream.
