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The journey from central Massachusetts to Central Maine was a long one in Friday rush hour traffic. We arrived at our home away from home late in the evening, worked together to set up our little camp village, make a fire, and roast s'mores. Then it was straight to bed so we'd be well rested for Saturday's big adventure. |
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We woke up bright and early to take down camp, eat breakfast, and then head over to the CrapApple Whitewater lodge
for our rafting tour. Alison, Alex, and Sam are all suited up and ready for thrills!
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A coupla cute couple shots 
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Our group feeling awesome about how we look in our wetsuits and life jackets!
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We got our obligatory safety lecture at the lodge and then boarded the bus for the launch site. |
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Finally we're ready to hit the water! At the launch site we meet up with our guides and proceed to haul
the rafts down to the river. It was a dam release day and there were a ton of rafters already out there!
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And our adventure begins! It was calm at first, but Class III, IV, and V rapids awaited us. After various
intense rapids, all the rafts group together until every raft makes it through.
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We enjoy one of the quieter spots along our journey.
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Therese, Sam and Jill out in their raft.
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At the rest stop we all jumped into the waterfall!
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For the last two miles out of the twelve, we got to swim. Sam is super pleased to be in the water! Ditto for Jill, Alex, and Savannah, as they demonstrate the proper defensive swim posture. 
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After we got done rafting, we were treated to a barbecue lunch and a hot tub before hitting the road back to Clark.
The hot tub sure felt nice after all that paddling and getting soaked with river water.
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