Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I think the worst part would be when the engine stops and you have to jump in and haul it along and when you get it back in the current and jump back in the boat and have to pick the leeches off. Oh, that's Wall Street, not Africa, Never Mind. On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 12:32 AM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com>wrote: > > Marty, > > That is a good one, if you were on foot, even better! I have seen > > enough Masai mauled by the big cats who have lived to tell the tale, > > so it might be a little more dangerous than you think. I think > > Cheetahs are relatively safe, though. Elephants are the biggest > > killers in India relative to all the other forms of wildlife, and the > > Asian Elephant is far more docile than the African one, so one has to > > tread with great care, which I am sure your guides would have ensured. > > BTW the maximum number of wildlife deaths in Africa is caused by the > > Hippo, so you were probably lucky you did not get closer to them in a > > small canoe! > > Cheers > > Jayanand > > I thought it was the hippos. > Killer hippos. > I remember that because it seems so incongruous. > Why they're so dangerous of course. > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- Regards, Sonny http://www.sonc.com http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/ Natchitoches, Louisiana (+31.754164,-093.099080) USA