Kevin and I have the official permission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to be wed. On Thursday evening we packed up the car and headed to western PA for a weekend of rafting and camping. Friday morning we went to Uniontown to the Fayette County Courthouse and applied for our Marriage License. We walked into the room where a woman asked “How can could help you?” To which Kevin replied “I want to marry this woman!” At this point we had the attention of the other five women in the room and all enjoyed a laugh before filing for the license.
Afterwards, Kevin drove me to Albright, West Virginia were I took a group of 5 guys down the Cheat River. It was a fun filled day were I learned a few lessons on the river, keep paddling through Log Jammer and that you don’t have to hit much of the curly wave at the bottom of Upper Coliseum to flip your boat and swim there!
After getting back into Ohiopyle, PA Kevin quickly changed clothes to take my Christmas gift, the shredder for those who have forgotten, on its maiden voyage! It was a quick loop trip before I had CPR training but one of the best trips ever!!
We were joined for camping by Meg and Adrian later that night. On Saturday, Kevin joined me on the trip down the Cheat River!!! After four years of horror stories about the dangers and mishaps on the Cheat he was probably more than a little hesitant to gear up and face the water. It was a beautiful day and the water wasn’t very high not to mention he had a great guide in his raft!! I think he enjoyed himself.
On Sunday morning after breakfast, Meg and Adrian geared up to face the Loop of the Lower Youghigheny River! The loop is the first 7 rapid that go around a peninsula that brings you back close to town!