1. Going on a lion hunt, gonna catch a big one*
We did a three-day Safari to the Masai Mara National Reserve. We saw elephants, zebras, giraffes, cheetahs, hippos, gazelles, wildebeest, water buffalo, ostriches, vultures, wild dogs, warthogs, crocodiles, and, yes, lions. We saw two lions hanging out by the side of the road. One of them pooped. It was awesome. (I didn't get a good picture, but one of the other guys on our trip got a fabulous video. Hopefully I'll get it soon and post it for your viewing enjoyment.)
Actually, that wasn't the highlight of the safari. The highlight was the giraffe poop. Why, you ask? Because as the giraffe was doing its business, a bird landed on the giraffe and started to eat the giraffe poop -- as it was coming out!!! Come on, it just doesn't get any better than that.
2. Not quite a Wustof
Deb and I spent the last 10 days in rural western Kenya. Somehow, our host found out that I had never slaughtered a chicken before. He thought it would be a good idea if I crossed that off my life's "to-do" list. I wasn't so sure. But I went to our host's mother's house, got the chicken, removed its neck feathers, and held it down. What I didn't realize is that cutlery in rural western Kenya, like internet connectivity, is not necessarily the same as in America. Oh well: dull, wobbly knife --> tasty lunch!!
(And I am truly sorry for any unnecessary pain/suffering caused to the chicken. Poor little thing....)
* Deborah insists that this is a camp song of some kind. If anyone out there can confirm this (besides Sharon Z. -- she doesn't count), please let me know.
7 comments:
Hey, at least the bird didn't chop off the poop's neck with a dull, rusty knife before it ate it. : P
Stay away from poop, though.
Umm, everyone knows the song going on a lion hunt. What's wrong with you?
hey, I posted the lion hunt lyrics on the Wed., June 27th 1:50 am. check them out....
definitely a camp song...how come no one is mentioning any concern about your fascination with poop? lol...sounds like a fabulous time...def. living vicariously...maybe all you needed in your tent in the forest was a few lemons a la martha stewart! ~marla
Man the tent would have been so much nicer if we'd only had some lemons....
But Marla, Dan has always been obsessed with poop...can't get any funnier than that.
I don't think you know the significance of having Lion poop in your home. It's a guarded secret but you might have been able to convince a Maasai to reveal this guarded secret. You should have waited for the lions to leave or try to scare them off and then scooped the poop and taken it home. Al, Nairobi
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