“We would soon be in Orealla, and I would see whether my fate was another plank to negotiate”
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My only option was to wedge myself between the wood that lined the bottom of the boat and use the hammock as a cushion. Above me were about 60Â filled hammocks.
By this stage the boat had begun to move and I started chatting to an Amerindian woman in her late 60s who was expertly negotiating the highest of hammocks. I told her of my fear of walking the plank, which prompted her to tell me about the time she fell in.
Several hours later, still in darkness, people began dismantling their hammocks. This signalled we would soon be in Orealla and I would see whether my fate was another plank to negotiate.
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