tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941373855117031675.post4948467017022427830..comments2019-11-19T23:55:05.068+01:00Comments on Jim Haberkorn: The Big Five and Mozambique Spitting CobrasJim Haberkornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10237898555289333046noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941373855117031675.post-84274571549011774732012-01-09T17:59:44.351+01:002012-01-09T17:59:44.351+01:00Wow - talk about an adventure! Sounds way more fun...Wow - talk about an adventure! Sounds way more fun than your day job. <br /><br />Where in New Zealand will you be - not sure if you remember but I lived in New Zealand for about 4 months when I took a leave of absence from HP. I found New Zealand to be the most incredible country I've visited, except for the sand flies. While they aren't as dangerous as spitting cobras, I had bites all over my legs that were worse than any mosquito. <br /><br />Happy New Year to you and your wife.<br /><br />CalvinCalvin Zitohttp://www.hp.com/storage/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7941373855117031675.post-6399883521535843872012-01-09T16:23:06.070+01:002012-01-09T16:23:06.070+01:00Jim,
I too recall Hunter's Commentaries (as I...Jim,<br /><br />I too recall Hunter's Commentaries (as I like to call the book)about his life on Africa's wild, wild and very wild continent. It all sounded so grand and adventurous. Recalling the film, Out of Africa, Robert Redford's character never matched Hunter's for dashing-ness. Unlike Redford, I pictured Hunter to be grubberly-wrinkled in a gentlemanly way; so unlike, Redford's permanent-press kakhi safari suit and unscuffed riding boots. Yet, both the book and the film delivered a mystique about the continent that is undeniably rich in story, conflict, and history.<br /><br />I am glad to hear that you opted not to urinate into the cobra's eye. If you had, it begs the question, which eye do you aim for? I recall one summer when black bears were moving into BCs North Vancouver on the heels of two years of drought conditions in the coastal mountains. An American friend living in a neighborhood immediately south of the Grouse Mountain Ski Area reported that bears were found daily rummaging through trash cans and sitting on rear porches sunning themselves. In a move to rid the neighborhood of the pesky migrants, a wildlife ministry representative visited each household and directed the male of the house (if you did not have one at your disposal, a cousin was suggested)to "mark" his territory. It worked and the bears retreated. The laws of the jungle never cease no matter how advanced civilization thinks it is. I would, however, reconsider wearing flip-flops for a midnight call of the jungle.WriteDailyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05950101736915996951noreply@blogger.com