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Part 1<\/a> Part 2<\/a>

RIGHT: Indigenous Avon skipper<\/em><\/p>\n

The first evening of the consciousness conference ended with a cruise into the English rain forest, in the company of indigenous shamans. Our boat<\/a> moved at a stately 5 knots or so down the dark and shimmering Avon, away from the town and into a green tunnel: the sinister Salix<\/em>, the ghostly Umbellifereae<\/em>. Techno\/world music thumped in the main saloon in the indigenous dusk until, by a deserted mission station at the water’s edge, our indigenous pilot swung the bow around, we returned through the ancient Weston lock, and glided back from the green tunnel into the stone walls of dreaming Bath.<\/p>\n

In this video clip, the rain-forest cruise is leaving Bath, heading down the River Avon. Watch your head<\/em>.<\/embed><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Part 1 Part 2RIGHT: Indigenous Avon skipper The first evening of the consciousness conference ended with a cruise into the English rain forest, in the company of indigenous shamans. 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