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“Rivermouth” newsletter

Safety Kayaking

April 20, 2010

I watch Paul lying back on the deck of the kayak, eyes closed, and the warm sun penetrating the spray deck and safety helmet he wears.  The tepid waters of the Nile lap gently beneath his boat, and I know that soon he will overheat again, and need to roll beneath the surface just to [...]

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Out of Africa

April 19, 2010

In every direction game was on the move, tens of thousands of Uganda kob bounded out of our way, often leaping metres in the air. Tiny oribi (a much smaller antelope) that humbles the performance of any human gymnast, leapt repeatedly in the air, momentarily holding a poise with their back legs parallel the ground [...]

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Joanna Lumley’s Nile

April 19, 2010

It is impossible not to be prejudice.  My earliest memories of her were as Purdy.  Some hints of what she was like off-camera were kindly passed on by Rebecca Harris, who had already spent many weeks filming with her – intelligent and fun. The ITV series ‘Joanna Lumley’s Nile’ has already started showing on Monday [...]

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Gavin Fahey – Wild Nile Jet

February 2, 2010

The possibilities were always going to be fantastic.  I knew from the Adrift rafting experience that we had run the river for years without exploring every channel of it – some we still have not explored.  In most sections of the Nile in Uganda, the river is divided into multiple channels, solid mounds of pink [...]

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Josh Melcher – Operations Manager

February 2, 2010

‘I am not sure I can get up there?’ Josh called from below.  ‘Lets try without your pack’ I had returned.  We had just spent two nights high on Mt. Kaddam in Southern Karamoja looking for a route to the summit.  We were due to lead a commercial trip to the summit for ‘Focus Humanitarian [...]

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Lake Chibwera – Queen Elisabeth Protected Area

February 2, 2010

It had rained very heavily the afternoon before and we had erected our tent in the rain, slightly anxious that the downpour might not stop before dark.  Bare topped and soon drenched the skin, we used several towels to mop the inside of the tent.  The thunderstorms had performed their wild dance across the hills [...]

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