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\u00a0Early days…one of the great things about rafting is that things haven’t changed all that much.<\/p>\n

\"were

were these overalls and tee-shirts passed down to current AO guides?<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Washing

Washing dishes<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Luckily,

Luckily, the equipment has changed quite a bit and we no longer have to use bucket-bail military rafts<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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