[19] A sting in the tail – deadly scorpion
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Our first survival rule read NEVER PUT YOUR HAND INTO A HOLE. I forgot it, and knew what hit me before I saw it. A deadly scorpion! Burns, stings and high voltage shocks a-plenty; but nothing had equalled this, stunning rather than electrifying…
[20] Sundowners on African safaris
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Even ‘On Safari’ you found a place to pull in off the ‘road’, brew up, eat and rest during that glorious hour, the ‘Sundowner’. Eyes free of blinding light and the dust settled; refreshed, you could press on in the cooler night air. This stop was essential to those of us who spent long hours…
[21] A Dog’s Life in a hotel bar on an African safari
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A Dog’s Life, HE arrived with a whimper. Hungry? – A sausage roll made the tail wag. Thirsty? -a bowl of water raised a cocked head of doggy amazement, and no wag. Then someone gave him a half of India Pale Ale. Instant wagging and immediate consumption…
[22] Processionary caterpillars on African Safari
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Five thousand feet up English roses grow as well as Paw Paw fruits, but t’was the huge wooden pillar, remains of some giant pergola, that caught my attention. What’s that dark line on it? Old creeper stem? No, it’s moving! Too thin for a snake – and snakes are not hairy anyway…
[23] African Souvenirs: figures 9 to 11
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The first of my African Souvenirs are two sets of figures, made from an ebony like wood, probably finished with boot polish…
Category: African Safari stories
In the 1950’s Joe took up a Rangers job in Africa:
It gave many adventures like losing the Land Rovers gears on the incredibly steep Muse Escarpment, having the undercarriage fail while preparing to land the small aircraft…
A dangerous trip to see the Kurds in Mosal and at the Ngorongoro Crater, Serengeti some are hit by a lightning bolt…
Watching the wildlife from Processionary caterpillars to hippopotami…
Buying carved wooden animals and being stung by a scorpion and many more safari stories…