As the day drew to a close I started to think about the night ahead and I shuddered with fear The canoe was too wet to sleep in there was nowhere to stop and we hadnt seen any villages or huts since early morning In the dim moonlight and with the aid of our torch we could just make out the line of the cliffs the torch batteries were failing so we put in new ones but they didnt work Obviously we werent going to be able to spot a camping place A couple of miles later Lesley called out that she had seen a distant flickering light and our hopes soared the light turned out to be moonlight glinting on waves soon we could hear the roaring noise of fastrushing water though we couldnt see what was happening Time stood still and we moved on