"It isn't easy, brother, " Leal said as Chavez supporters headed to the river to watch the cortege pass.

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So light a camp fire, take a dip in the river, watch for otters or freshwater turtles and enjoy the seasonal produce (including homemade beer) made on the premises.

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Then the population could be screened for Loa Loa, and kept under close watch while the river blindness drug was administered.

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Simon Clark from Chorley Council said it was keeping a close watch on the River Yarrow's high tide at 20:30 BST.

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We sat on the river bank with Sudanese families to watch the sunset, then walked streets that were illuminated by the glowing orange coals under curbside tea sellers' water pots.

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From there, head to the main river that cuts through the town, the Tungabhadra, to watch pilgrims and locals bathe down by the ghats.

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The lawsuit was filed against the commission by the Powder River Basin Resource Council, Wyoming Outdoor Council, Earthworks and OMB Watch.

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Scan the sidewalk menus for some chilli crab or the local staple ayam buah keluak (chicken cooked with a dark, oily local nut), or just sip a glass of wine and watch chugging "bumboats" ripple the reflections on the river.

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The weather was excellent and it was most pleasurable to sit on deck with a good drink and watch history unfold while leisurely passing castles, churches, deep river gorges and numerous locks along the way.

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Although there was no river view from our bedroom, a private sun terrace (accessed by a small circular staircase) allowed us to watch the rice barges drift down the Chao Phraya.

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