Allie was a great guide. Very knowledgable and friendly. In fact, all of the guides seemed very friendly and clearly love what they do. A fun experience for the whole family. It was nice to have the kids engaged for 3 hours without a cell phone in their hands. We even had an exciting experience of my husband going overboard. Not sure he would agree. We did the half day trip which was plenty for us but she said the second half of the full day had harder rapids. Half day was perfect for us beginners.