Re: [Paddlewise] "Woman who died with 'bear guru' was duped"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jackie Myers" <jackie_at_paddlewise.net>
Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] "Woman who died with 'bear guru' was duped"


> "Duped" wasn't my word, it's the title of the article.

Jackie:
I realize that. No harm meant.

> I also wouldn't say she went looking to be eaten by a bear.  But I get
> your point.  She was 37 years old and, for some reason, the right alarms
> didn't go off soon enough.  She put a lot of faith in a guy who turned
> out to be a real nut job.

agreed!!!!!
Although if there was a sat phone there as stated, and she was concerned,
all she needed to do was call for the air taxi and say "I want out now". The
Ding-Dong bell should have gone off earlier. I don't care how cute or pure
as the driven snow it seems, you just don't mess with wild bears for any
reason at all.

> Reading the article sort of reminded me of Don Starkell
yes, entertaining reading, but he is also a few cards short of a full deck
IMO. In the Paddle to the Amazon the part along the Mississippi I don't see
a problem. A worthy endeavour in it self. The agony of dragging the canoe
along the shallows in Mexico should have been enough to ring a bell,
hellooooo!!!! but a couple of Gringos hitting Central and South America at
the time in history they did was asking for trouble. Talk about fodder for
the wolves!!!! what I mean, I myself having been born and bred down there
and having some ability and familiarity with habits, and inclinations of
pissed off uneducated folks with guns would not find much that could
motivate me to attempt anything like that. Never mind the
natural/geographical hazards. I am surprised all he lost were his fingers
after an attempt like he did in the Arctic. Thankfully his partner had the
sense to depart when she still could. It is my recollection that sadly she
succumbed to cancer shortly after.

don't let Darwin get you quite just yet.

michael
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