Delaware river trip and tznius?

amother

↑ Magenta

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 6:54 am

Are there any Delaware rafting trips that a family of 8 could use its own transportation and not sit on bus with others in bathing suit.
Any options like that?
(With life jackets)

amother

↑ Salmon

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 7:10 am

amother Magenta wrote:

Are there any Delaware rafting trips that a family of 8 could use its own transportation and not sit on bus with others in bathing suit.
Any options like that?
(With life jackets)

You could bring 2 cars and park one at the start and one at the end. Or, alternatively, you could try to park at the starting point and have only one of you take the bus back to the car at the end of the trip. You'd have to ask the companies if they'll allow that.

amother

↑ OP ↓

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 4:20 pm

Well, BH we are safe. We almost cancelled because of the tragedy. Definitely took a lot of the pleasure out of it especially since my husband knows the family. In the other hand, this gives us a huge amount of enjoyment and the boost to get back to the grind and not going wasn’t going to help anyone. Hashem should give the family a Nechama.

Regarding the tznius, we actually ended up going and coming with frum people. One way it was only frum and the way back there was one non Jewish group. BH dressed decently. I did the negotiating with the female staff who turned out to be the least dressed of all. The drivers and staff at the launch were all male.

Like previous posters wrote; on the river midweek it’s quiet. We paddled quicker or slowly so that we were in our own space. Definitely not perfect but nothing worse than almost any outdoor activity we have done or even some indoor places mid-summer. Hiking included.

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Aug 27 2024, 4:23 pm

amother Salmon wrote:

The companies we saw have vans. Your family would likely take up most of the space. Maybe they can give you a private ride if even for a few extra dollars.