Re: [Paddlewise] Bee Survival

I've only been stung on once occasion. Slightly off topic I guess, but I was rock
climbing, on a semi hanging belay top of the second pitch, bringing up my second
when this wasp lands on my leg. The belay was sufficiently restrictive I couldn't
reach down ... wasp wanders right into the cuff of my boot .... arggggggghhhh.
unfortunately wasps don't lose their sting first time ... arggggggghh again ...
before the little critter emerges and flies off.

On a more on topic note, last summer I was touring around the inner sound between
Skye and the Scottish mainland. On the second morning setting out from camp there
are a bunch of midges out - the air was black with the vicious little critters so
it was pack the boat quick and get on the water, then 100 yards off shore just as
I was about to put my deck on this huge red and blue bug thing flies out of
nowhere into my cockpit! I was wearing shorts .... argggggg!!!! paddle back to the
midges like a man possessed ... but the  thing had gone to ground around the side
of the padding duck taped around the seat! Midges are really starting to get
thirsty and there is a huge multi-coloured bug hiding out in the depths of my
boat! arggggg! I quickly tipped the boat up, filled the cockpit with water, and
flicked the switch on the pump .......

I always like multi-functional gadgets :-)

Cheers

Colin Calder
57º19'N  2º10'W


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