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-Introduction-
I am not an outdoor person. I hate being out in heat and I don't know how to swim. When my friend suggested that we go on a kayak tour on Colorado River, I was very hesitant. But with pandemic going on, I figured outdoor activity might be safer than going somewhere with tons of people near me.
-Tour Guide-
Blair and Daniel were our guide and they were very professional. And most importantly made sure that we were staying safe. They were prepared in every possible way, from bottles and bottles of cold water to plenty of sunblock to cover my whole body 5 times or so. They kept reminding us to reapply sunblock and hydrate ourselves. We needed it, because it was 110 degrees outside.
At one point, an a**h*le drove by his boat little too fast and created a big enough wave to flip my wife and myself. We weren't in much danger since we were both wearing life vest. But also importantly, Blair and Daniel made sure that we were OK and helped us very patiently to get us back on the kayak. I felt very safe and well protected.
When we were at the Emerald Cave, my friend dropped her sunglasses. Even though she insisted that they were cheapo, Blair volunteered to jump into cold water to see if he could retrieve it.
-Tour Size-
Blair likes to keep the tour group really small. Our group was just 6 people plus 2 guides. Other kayak tour groups I've seen had well over 10 people.
-Heat-
yes, it was 110 degrees on the day we went. However, Colorado river runs very cold, at around 60 degrees. As long as we were on the water, heat really wasn't an issue.
-Break Time-
Though they usually provide lunch, pandemic made it hard for them to do so. Our group packed some food from hotel. We had lunch at a shaded area. Blair gave us plenty of time to eat, chill, and swim in nice cold Colorado River.
-Time- After meeting up with Blair and Daniel for safety at an off site location for safety meeting, we drove to the river docking area. From there, we were on water for about 4 hours. Driving back to Las Vegas strip took about 45 minutes.
-Physical Demand-
I don't exercise regularly, so my body was quite sore the day after. But it wasn't too hard to keep up with the group and I got used to rowing pretty quick.