{"id":7211,"date":"2016-07-21T19:23:34","date_gmt":"2016-07-21T19:23:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rswproductions.net\/travels\/?p=7211"},"modified":"2019-03-26T10:14:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-26T15:14:59","slug":"livin-on-old-man-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/travels.wohu.us\/?p=7211","title":{"rendered":"Livin’ on Old Man River"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Life along the river was slow . . . until we got\u00a0to our campsite for the night. Then we needed to exert the only necessary energy of the day, forming a ‘bucket brigade’ to unload the 24 dry bags, our 24 sleep kits, our 24 ammo boxes and the kitchen gear.<\/p>\n

First decision made by the crew was, Where the toilets would be staged. Then, where the kitchen would be placed.<\/p>\n

First decision by the rafters, a mad scramble to find the ‘best campsite’ of the night!!!<\/p>\n

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The dry bags, sleep kits and ammo boxes were all numbered. emjay and I were numbers 24 & 25 so once we gathered all six of those items we headed to our camp. The ammo boxes were used to store items a rafter might need during the day. Meds, glasses, cameras, etc.<\/p>\n

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The kitchen was usually set up near the rafts to facilitate easy entry into the larder and ‘refrigerator’.<\/p>\n

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In the morning it was just the opposite with all numbered items being returned to the beach for loading back on the raft.<\/p>\n

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Fresh produce, we had salad every night right to the last day, was kept fresh in the hold of each raft. John had spent in excess of $4,000 at the Costco in Salt Lake shopping for our goodies. All the meat come from local purveyors.<\/p>\n

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T-shirt night for the Wisconsin contingent. Thanks to Diana for taking the lead on design and procuring!!!<\/p>\n

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Becky, a certified yoga instructor, routinely held morning sessions on the beach, when it was wide enough,<\/p>\n

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for those early risers who were interested . . .<\/p>\n

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. . . and even for those who ‘slept in a little too late’. Let’s load up!!!<\/p>\n

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The crew did the best they could finding us great campsites. Sometimes there wasn’t too much open space though and we needed to pull over for the night.<\/p>\n