The day start off well. The Swiss Family Peabody was out for a family adventure to raft down the Colorado river. As you can see from the picture it was a lovely day with no weather concerns whatsoever. Now don't think we just got in a raft and went for it. There were guides with actual people who knew what they were doing. Or so I am told...in case you hadn't noticed I was about 4 years old there. Also please note my mother's t-shirt(I would hate to miss an opportunity to embarrass her)...it says Foxy Lady. LOL...even back then they were making those ridiculous shirts. All was well with our trip, I guess, see I only really remember one part of that, and I will get to that in a bit. Arizona rain and Washington rain are very different. Arizona rain is hard, fast and sometimes only lasts a few minutes. The soil there is not made to hold that amount of water that quickly and they get flash floods. Usually in the Summer, when they get Monsoons. Washington rain is like being under a mister … [Read more...]