On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 16:16:27 -0500, "Tim J."
wrote:

riverman wrote:
I'll try to get a Life In Congo story out of it, but in a nutshell, I
just got home from a 2 week roadtrip through Zimbabwe, Zambia and
Botswana. The highlights:

-Incredibly welcoming and hospitable people in Zim, of all colors.
The white farmers truly have a raw deal, but there seems to be
another side to the story that has some small amount of merit. Never
ever met such accommodating and helpful folks, living in fear of
their own government.
-Saw 18 lions munching an antelope quite up close and personal. Never
will forget that meaty 'crunching' noise just four feet away...

-Saw a few dozen hippos right outside my tentsite in Mana Pools, as
well as a rogue Elephant wander right past my tent window. Heard a
splash in the night, and the next morning saw a few dozen Nile gators
chawing down a Cape Buffalo.

-Got attacked by a swarm of African Killer bees (no ****) and got
stung about 15 times before I could get inside the Landrover.
*******s.
-Got to fish the Zambezi for Tigerfish for several days. Not such a
simple thing on a fly rod, and I am sorry to report no strikes, no
hits. I feel like I let you all down.

-Victoria Falls is stupendous, but too commercial.

-No ****, there I was. About 50 miles away from the nearest town, the
broken brake caliper laying in the dirt under the car and all the
brake fluid ****ing out all over the ground, a flat tire with one
flat spare and another spare that did not fit, a jack that would not
work, and all the lug nuts several miles away at camp. And no beer.

So just another one of your average trips then, eh? ;-)


Sounds like eh? I mean, this one was almost a let down -- what with
no AK47s and such . . .

Peter

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