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STU'S CREW ON THE RIVER WILD

“He makes himself ridiculous who is forever repeating the same mistake” Horace

The quote came to mind as we rocked up to the Rafting New Zealand headquarters in Turangi to sign in for the 2019 edition of the River Wild Raft and Run race. We’ve been participating in the event every year since its conception in 2013 and every year we arrive in the same slightly dishevelled state; usually a little hungover from the night before

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