pg 344: "In my weakened state I felt irritable and contrary and persecuted."
pg 345: aid workers "...a maintenance crew on a power trip."
now comes the adventure: paddling down a river
pg 350: this is Theroux's style - he maintains a wide view, never really zooming in (Thubron did this more, focused in on a scene) - for example, he breezes through the paddling trip prep and even the trip itself
pg 353: Portuguese Mozambique - a little history (sertanejos took over) - plus he mentions Livingstone a lot
pg 356: "No hyenas, lots of ghosts!" someone says
AND: "Do you ever think about the president?"
"No. Because he never thinks about me," he said.
pg 358: "And I thought: In countries where all the crooked politicians wear pin-striped suits, the best people are bare-assed." (repeated at end)
- funny, he compares his 'men' with another white man's
history of Portuguese-Mozambican relationship - wars and civil wars - landmines
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