From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 221. Steamer and boats in the sudd of the 222. Nile steamer Zafir. IN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL 239 Warrana, I was obliged to tranship into a small house-boat owing to the reeds and grass which obstructedthe steamers course. I had to spend two days atthis unattractive spot swarming with mosquitoesand surrounded on every side by submerged country,awaiting the arrival of an English Captain Lushington,who was also to travel in the house-boat. One day, in order to pass the time, I we
From the Congo to the Niger and the Nile : an account of The German Central African expedition of 1910-1911 . 221. Steamer and boats in the sudd of the 222. Nile steamer Zafir. IN BAHR-EL-GHAZAL 239 Warrana, I was obliged to tranship into a small house-boat owing to the reeds and grass which obstructedthe steamers course. I had to spend two days atthis unattractive spot swarming with mosquitoesand surrounded on every side by submerged country,awaiting the arrival of an English Captain Lushington,who was also to travel in the house-boat. One day, in order to pass the time, I went huntingin the neighbourhood, but it was a most disagreeableexperience. For fully two hours I waded in waterup to my neck, the prey of countless bloodthirstymosquitoes, until I reached comparatively dry then the grass was so long that I could not seeany game, and I toiled wearily back to the boat withan empty bag. On the 17th of September we reached Lake Ambadi,where the Djur joins the Bahr-el-Ghazal proper, andfound the river steamer Zafir waiting to conveyus down the Nile. (Illus. 222.) The steamer hadfour lighters in tow which contained eleven S
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