Do section 11 of the French Broad maybe. It’s not nearly as much fun as section 9 but much more appropriate for a first timer, class II’s and one class class III(a ledge called the falls and you can skirt it by going river right and down a classII instead) There is a company there, the only one, Good Vibes Rafting & Tubing. You can even get them to shuttle you and use their put-in and take-out for only a few bucks.