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The river had cut its gorge through different rock strata, and from shale I entered a conglomerate area with large pebbles embedded in rock. There didn’t seem to be any arable land.
The sparse dwellings blended into the scenery so well (being made of the same materials) that they were almost invisible. From one bank I spotted a group of beehive-shaped huts. Often I got out of the canoe to reconnoitre along the bank, and if necessary to lift the canoe around an impassable rapid, but I was unprepared for disaster when it struck.
