Day 3--Jackson Hole Wyoming

Oops, time change!  At 8:30 my time/9:30 Wyoming time Dave woke me up so I could grab coffee and a roll in town and catch the 10am rafting bus with the passengers. We were scheduled for the Snake River. Company comped me, so what the heck! I’ve been rafting lots, but it was still a great trip. I rode the boat with the Polish family who road the “bull” in front—guaranteed to get wet!  And I volunteered to be one of the front rowers, so I got my share of excitement and soaking, and took a long swim as well (it was hot!). Nothing above a class 3, but fun nevertheless, and in 1.5 hours we were already at the take-out. I slept all the way back to the GT, where we all walked to the bagel place for lunch.

Camping ahead and no more night drives for awhile, so now I could relax. More grocery shopping and ice/camp wood now supplied, Dave took us on a short drive to the Tetons to our campground at Coulter Bay. On the way we talked and watched the twins drink their first root beers bought at the store. The kids each sniffed and looked the bottles over carefully, as one would look at a fine wine. Finally to our relief they each took sips and eventually more sips, savoring the taste. Fun to watch!

We set up camp and started dinner. Dave and I opened beers (the adult kind), which were quickly forgotten while directing people to jobs and chores. Dinner tonight was Szechwan Chinese stir fry with rice and egg drop soup. Dave apologized to the 6 young Chinese people on board (who loved it). We even had chop sticks! No fortune cookies?

After dinner the twins started our campfire, and I went with them on a hike to find marshmallow sticks. Then I showed the foreigners how to make s’mores. The twins didn’t speak English, but their parents said they went on a GT trip back when they were dating, and were excited their boys were finally old enough to bring on a trip like this. They were totally entertained with writing, and drawing, reading and very little else. I could see they were thoroughly enjoying getting the attention of their parents. No electronics necessary! After campfire we sang various songs in various languages, told bad jokes, and drank beer. At 11pm, I put out the fire and tried to read before going comatose.