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Soggy Bottom Gang Rides Again!

Bob and I went on a tube trip with a few of our friends. This time we tubed the Seyhan River near Camliyayla, Turkey (Aug 08) in the Aladag mountains. This river was a little wilder than the rides we did last year and I almost lost the camera when we hit the first "rapids". Some of the photos are at odd angles, not because I was trying to be artsy, but because the river was tossing me around as I tried to get photos. I don't know how many times I almost got dumped overboard, but I made it through with everything intact. I can't say the same for Tony--he had a colorful assortment of scrapes and bruises. Bob managed to make it down the river without letting the ice chest get away or tip over. After our wild ride, we ate lunch at a lakeside restaurant. Bob had fresh trout and I had the chicken. Three of our gang were ready to make a second ride down the river when the sky busted loose with the first rain storm we've seen in months. Of course it didn't rain down in Adana.
The Soggy Bottom Gang prepares to ride again!
The Soggy Bottom Gang prepares to ride again!
Nothing goes better with a cold butt than a cold beer.
Nothing goes better with a cold butt than a cold beer.
Bart playing it cool...
Bart playing it cool...
He's not so cool when he hits the rapids, but he saves the beer
He's not so cool when he hits the rapids, but he saves the beer
Eric easily bounced off rock walls
Eric easily bounced off rock walls
Devante coming down the rapids
Devante coming down the rapids
Rich and Eric enjoying one of our quieter moments
Rich and Eric enjoying one of our quieter moments
Tony and Bob bouncing off the wall
Tony and Bob bouncing off the wall
Dee and Chantel were linked for most of the trip
Dee and Chantel were linked for most of the trip
I turned the camera over to Rich for a shot
I turned the camera over to Rich for a shot
Lisa shows off her butterfly stroke - I don't think Michael Phelps has anything to worry about.
Lisa shows off her butterfly stroke - I don't think Michael Phelps has anything to worry about.
The trip ended at this lake
The trip ended at this lake
Bob and Bart come in long after everyone else--they weren't worried because they still had beer.
Bob and Bart come in long after everyone else--they weren't worried because they still had beer.
Our five-star restaurant by the lake.
Our five-star restaurant by the lake.