| RIVER BOAT TO YAOYAO |
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There is no jetty. Piling clumsily from muddy banks into wobbling dugout canoes, held steady by strong arms, hairy, sinewy, unhesitating; helping one aboard. Black Bushmen, raised in the ways of river and jungle are our guides. Sitting on wooden planks without cover and under blazing midday sun we shove off. Turning up stream there is thick Amazonian jungle on both sides of the river. Huge trees with vibrant yellow flowers draw attention as do flocks of screeching parrots. At first bend, great excitement; a caiman is eating a giant anaconda and slowing, we turn in for a closer look.
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