We normally keep a pair of sneakers that have worn out during the year and are no longer suitable for walking/running, but they work fine for this. Wear old sneakers or water shoes, something that will stay on your feet (no Crocs or flipflops), but choose something you don't mind getting muddy or wet. Anything you wear has to stay on, they can't risk items going into the river and getting caught in a propeller. There's a bowl for everyone's car keys at the 'Main Lodge' (for lack of another word). You really can't bring anything with you on the boat that's not attached to you, there's no place to put it, and keep in mind anything and everything on the boat is going to get wet. Even if you don't go mudsliding, the water is brown and muddy, you're going to get wet and you're going to get dirty. Mudsliding is REALLY fun, not only for kids, but take into account that the slippery brown clay will stain, so don't wear anything you care about. They park the boat on a muddy riverbank, you take off your shoes and life jacket and climb up the bank, slide down the squishy warm mud into the river. For DS, one of the highlights of the second half of the tour is the mudsliding. We saw about seven eagles, several eagle nests, caught some fabulous waves, went for a swim in the middle of the river. This time around we had Garret piloting our boat, a very friendly new guide and he was great. We're up for, "The Ultimate," but it all depends on the date you're going and the tide on that date, it's just never worked out to hit that one yet. We've only done the 90 minute version of 'White Water Tango' which is the middle of the road as far as tide height/waves go. You can do a three hour tour or just do half and get 90 minutes for a slightly discounted price. DS is a great swimmer, but you don't have to be a swimmer to enjoy this, my DH doesn't swim at all and still has a great time. Our son is eight now, we went for the first time when he was six and we were hooked. This was the third year we've gone tidal bore rafting with Shubenacadie Adventure Tours, and for the third year we've had an AWESOME time! Holding on to the rope in the boat to avoid being thrown about is a bit strenuous and your muscles will ache for days after (3 of us are in our late 50's and are not ready for a marathon). There is a steep slope down to the water and back up at the end. This activity does require some physical ability. At no time did I feel uncomfortable (except for the beating my butt took sitting on the boat while it pounded over the waves). How safe is it? I don't swim and one person in our party has an arm amputation. Peter worked us up in stages to the big stuff and since most of us ended up on the bottom of the boat at different points it was demonstrated that the river has an amazing amount of power. ![]() Then it was all aboard for the wave running. We started off upriver (most start downriver) which gave us an hour to play in the out going current at a sandbar and feel the power of the current by drifting in it with the PFD's on, then experience the change when the bore came in. He could tell from the demeanor of our group of 4 and the family of 3 we shared the boat with that we were open to anything the river and the guide could throw at us. Our guide Peter is very knowledgeable about the river and was able to judge the waves and currents for maximum effect. Highly recommended!Ī friend had intended to go with a different company and booked us into this tour by mistake. Loved this unique trip- only place in the world you can go tidal bore rafting- and a highlight of our trip to the Maritimes. ![]() They could definitely earn morw money this way and create a momento! The only issue was that the power went off, so no showers were available. ![]() The trip was great value, and there were hot dogs included afterwards.ġ. The guide was really knowledgeable about the tides and was great at getting us wet.Ĥ. Good waves and better than several other whiewater experiences.ģ. I wemt on an orange or intermediate day so mid range and really enjoyed it. Then you rode the rapids and saw the tidal bore come in. You could go mudsliding first, and then you stood on the river bed before the tide came in. The directions were perfect and the equipment was very good.Ģ. The staff were friendly and accommodating and managed to squeeze me in the day before.
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