DAY THIRTY-SEVEN Another stinking hot day. Craig has malaria and he joins Bronwyn on the list of casualties. Bronchiole spent … Continue reading 28/9/89

DAY THIRTY-FIVE At 4:00 AM it started to rain! We hastily shifted camp into a shelter where some of the … Continue reading 26/9/89

DAY THIRTY-FOUR Dawn came on our third day on the river and found us well on our way downstream. Slowly, … Continue reading 25/9/89

THIRTY-THREE Another resounding scraping and banging at 5:00 AM signaled our departure from the river-bank for our second day on … Continue reading 24/9/89

DAY THIRTY-TWO Activity started on board at 5:00 AM and after a couple of hours of frenzied shouting and running … Continue reading 23/9/89

DAY THIRTY-ONE Another slow day. Linda and I walked round to a little salon where Linda got her hair plaited … Continue reading 22/9/89

DAY THIRTY Paul, Ian and I made our final trip to the market and bought bread, meat and veges then … Continue reading 21/9/89

DAY TWENTY-NINE A long, slow day with the only highlight being negotiating to buy a pair of ear-rings and a … Continue reading 20/9/89

DAY TWENTY-EIGHT Today is our first day on the cooking rota, so Ian, Paul & I spent the morning at … Continue reading 19/9/89