We were greeted quickly and fitted for a personal flotation devices and completion of the paperwork was easy. We loaded onto a bus and even though there was no air-conditioning it was not miserably hot. The tour guide, Tate, was very entertaining with stories and pointing out rocks in interesting shapes along the 45 minute drive to the drop site.
I feel like we had a very good introduction to safety in the raft as well as how to use the paddle. Even though the river was on the slow side, I never felt like we had to paddle all the time. We got to take it at a nice and relaxed pace and enjoy the beautiful surroundings. There were plenty of opportunities to get in the water and cool off.
Our guide, Tate was very friendly, competent and fun and made our trip very special.