> From: Barbdoerr_at_aol.com > > In Ethopia, we were charged by croc's and hippo's. Usually just slapping a > paddle at the croc's scared them away, I imagine the same would work for > gators. Now the hippo's, they were a different story.......... > > Barb Hi Barb, I would be interested in hearing more about this. Sounds like there is an interesting story here. In "A Boat in Our Baggage" by Maria Coffey she mentions the hippos they encountered in their journey and being quite wary of them. I have heard they are responsible for more human deaths that crocodiles. And they seem so cute and harmless :-) Cheers Jackie http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/ _ _ _ _ _ \\ / \0/ \ / \0/ \ \\ " " `\ ,sSSs,\, ,o--o, )\w/( ,sSS..)/{) ( u u )~e~O, <<..> sSSS_v)/ \ `\ \ ) ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~ )<*> ~~~~ sSS[(\_]___\ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ _n_n__) \~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ <(_/_o_o_~~ ~ 'sS[_`-+---+) ~ ~~ ~ ~~`~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ \----+-------+-------'---`-----\-------------') ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~jf ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~\~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ,o--o, ~ ~ ~~ ,O~e~( u u ) ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~~ ~ ~~~~ ( / /' ~~~ ~ / (__n_n_ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~' ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
Jackie wrote, "I would be interested in hearing more about this. Sounds like there is an interesting story here. " When I return from the Seychelles, I will fill you in on the Hippo stories. Barb *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
Don't hold your breath..no hippos (at least the 4 legged kind) in the Seychelles! Cya Bob Denton Vice President Undersea Breathing Systems bob_at_dnax.com http://www.dnax.com *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************
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