VOICE OVER: The side-to-side undulation, as well as a previously undiscovered vertical movement, allow the snake to stay in an upright position, helping it glide safely to the ground.
We went west, dropped over to Sunset and slid fast and noiselessly along that. The Indian sat motionless beside the chauffeur. An occasional whiff of his personality drifted back to me.
There are days when the waters are calm and you glide along effortlessly and then there are days when the currents shift waves crash and it feels like you're being pulled in a thousand different directions.
The last incline down which the stream journeys so gracefully is so steep and smooth one must slip cautiously forward on hands and feet alongside the rushing water, which so near one's head is very exciting.