Riding Bamboo Raft Down River
Provides Thrills, took at Country
PORT ANTONIO, Jamaica Among the raftsmen
of the Rio Grande, competition is keen.
Several miles from Port Antonio, as we approached
the city, we were stopped by a native who stood in the
middle of the road. Standing in front of the right head
light, he handed us letters showing his prowess as a rafts
man, a picture as endorsement from a recent customer,
letters of introduction, and an offer which he said would
save us several dollars.
But, he added, the Titchfield
Hotel was undergoing repairs,
dosed to the public, and suggest
ed we stay instead at Mrs. So-and-
So’s Boarding House. Some time
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to be surrounded again in the
city square by native raftsmen
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hills and down, through side- where several bamboo rafts were
roads across tributaries of the m oored. Sure enough, the young
,. . ster who hailed us on the square
rushing river. the m ght before was there, his
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thought five feet wide, 25 feet
long, bamboo and bailing wire*
We recalled the warnings of the
Kobe Sound couple the night be
fore, who told of being caught .t,
rapids, upended slightly, and
soaked to the hips.
At the prow two strips of bam
boo marked the area for the pole
mah. Near the back was a luxuri
ous bamboo seat, the railing a
bit wobbly and on the aft deck
the inevitable bicycle. Business
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