I'm going to be going down the Ocoee for the first time in a couple
years and I was wondering if people had any recommendations for good
companies to go through? I remember not liking USA Raft and getting a
really bad guide through another...It'll be my fourth ride on the
Ocoee but my mother's first so I want to make sure we get a good one.
I've also been thinking of trying out those...what are they called,
funyaks? If anyone has any experience with them, could you tell me if
it would be a bad idea for people who aren't in uber-great shape?

Any recommendations/warnings would be great. Thank you!

-Coru

I went down the Ocoee in a funyak a few years ago. I was probably
about 40 then. It was enough fun that I took up kayaking. My wife and
kids were on a large raft, and I took our 11 year old and 9 year old
daughters into the funyak for short portions of the trip. I do recall
getting
the kids back onto the raft before we hit the some of the later rapids.

I'm pretty much in the same shape as most regular technology industry
guys. I do athletic things at sales meetings when I'm not partying,
or sometimes while I am partying. I am healthy, but certainly not
'uber-anything'.

If you meet the qualifications specified by your outfitter to ride a
funyak, you'll almost certainly have a great time. I sure did.

Enjoy

"Coru" wrote in message
om...
I'm going to be going down the Ocoee for the first time in a couple
years and I was wondering if people had any recommendations for good
companies to go through? I remember not liking USA Raft and getting a
really bad guide through another...It'll be my fourth ride on the
Ocoee but my mother's first so I want to make sure we get a good one.
I've also been thinking of trying out those...what are they called,
funyaks? If anyone has any experience with them, could you tell me if
it would be a bad idea for people who aren't in uber-great shape?

Any recommendations/warnings would be great. Thank you!

-Coru

Try http://ocoeeadventurecenter.com/ , a really good company. On the NC
side of the river, about 2 miles before the put in, not too far from Copper
Hill. The main guy ran the crew that hung and managed the gates for the
Ocoee Olypmic games.

Bob Watson
Coru wrote in message
om...
I'm going to be going down the Ocoee for the first time in a couple
years and I was wondering if people had any recommendations for good
companies to go through? I remember not liking USA Raft and getting a
really bad guide through another...It'll be my fourth ride on the
Ocoee but my mother's first so I want to make sure we get a good one.
I've also been thinking of trying out those...what are they called,
funyaks? If anyone has any experience with them, could you tell me if
it would be a bad idea for people who aren't in uber-great shape?

Any recommendations/warnings would be great. Thank you!

-Coru