Blood River
Blood River Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mindWhen Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became…
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Blood River
Vintage Voyages: A world of journeys, from the tallest mountains to the depths of the mindWhen Daily Telegraph correspondent Tim Butcher was sent to cover Africa he quickly became obsessed with the idea of recreating H.M. Despite warnings that his plan was 'suicidal', Butcher set out for the Congo's eastern border with just a rucksack and a few thousand dollars hidden in his boots. Stanley's famous expedition - but travelling alone.
Making his way in an assortment of vessels including a motorbike and a dugout canoe, helped along by a cast of characters from UN aid workers to a campaigning pygmy, he followed in the footsteps of the great Victorian adventurers.