White water rafting is like playing in one of Mother Nature's water parks, except the thrills are a non-stop adventure. Whitewater rafting down the Thompson River in B.C. (Canada) is a wet and wild trip on one of the greatest rivers in the world. Travel writer Jane Cassie tours readers aboard a white water raft with Kumsheen Rafting in British Columbia in her latest travel story featured at www.Travel-Wise.com - "Where Smart Travelers Come First!"

Whitewater rafting can prove an exciting way to spend time on the water, no matter what your age. As travel writer Jane Cassie asks: "What do you get when you take three aging babes; one with a gimped shoulder, another a bum knee and a third who can’t swim, and plunk them on a whitewater raft heading down British Columbia’s Thompson River?"

"Healthy heart rates and gales of laughter," describes Jane in the latest travel story featured at www.Travel-Wise.com - "Where Smart Travelers Come First!"

Jane's white water adventure was hosted by Kumsheen Rafting Resort, which since 1973 has successfully guided more than 220,000 rafters down the world-class river near Lytton, BC. The resort's home base overlooks White Canyon, with quaint cabin tents named Gold Miners Shanty, Pit House and The Last Spike – recalling the historic gold rushes of the late 1800s. It's a comfy way to enjoy the night before challenging the wild water in the morning, says Jane.

Then it's on to the river. White water rapids such as "The Shocker" and "Jaws of Death" make for a heart-thumping trip at the skilled hands of the Aussie rafting guide. Simon has "more vigor than Crocodile Dundee, and we feel like his Olympian trainees when powering through the first mammoth wall of water."

"Gasps escape all 12 of our gaping mouths," says Jane, "and in spite of our protective raingear, we soon become as drenched as seagoing mariners."

The day is nicely broken up with riverside lunch, before the 25 river rafters re-board the 22-foot inflatable boat for the final leg of a wild and wet ride on the Thompson.

"We’re gobbled up by the Jaws of Death, bumped and rinsed with the Washboard’s spin, and sucked into Green Hole’s vortex. The Garburator churns, Witches Cauldron boils, and the Terminator — well, you can guess how it feels," concludes Jane. "Our adrenaline flows faster than the surge and pounding hearts compete with the surf. And for three aging babes, what more could we ask for? "

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