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| Breakfast with Baboons |
Got a late start to the day…didn’t rise until 7:30 so it was
too late to do another walking safari.
As I headed out to the lounge area to get breakfast I saw a couple
monkeys playing in the trees in front of my room. Little did I know it was an omen of what the day would
hold…it would be forever known as 'The Day the Crazy Swedish Dude bitch slapped
a Baboon'.
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| Baboon in background will make his move soon |
The Day of the Monkey started early. As I enjoyed my breakfast two giant
baboons wandered into the dining/pool area. I am not afraid of many things but monkeys freak the pee out
of me every time. No matter how cute
everyone thinks a particular monkey is all I think is that thing is going to
throw poo at me before ripping my face off. Some people ran when the baboon came to breakfast but I sat
still as can be holding my Mac in a death hold. There is one thing I have learned first hand from my many
encounters with primates and that is they steal crap. I have had a few things go missing at the hands of a monkey.
The breakfast baboons were ready to charge us frightened
tourist when the staff came out like apron-wielding warriors armed with serving
trays and slingshots. They saved
our skins to be sure…and it wouldn’t be the last time that day.
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| Red Monkey with baby |
With the crazed, face eating baboons gone for the moment we
could all concentrate on the happy band of Red Monkeys with babies in tow. Even though I kept my distance they
were amazing to watch. There were
about 20 of them and several babies being carried on their mom’s backs. After the baboons this happy band of
merry monkeys were a joy.
Back to watching the elephants along with one baby at the
watering hole when the nasty gang of baboons returned. There were a few people by the pool
which is just steps away from the nice shaded dining area I was chilling
at. The baboons decided to mess
with an older German fellow. This
guy got up to move when he saw the baboons coming but they were not pleased
when he tried to grab his stuff before retreating. One baboon got pissed off and threw his chair then stole the
guy's big bottle of Fanta.
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| almost here! |
Some of the
touts that hang around the motel ran them off and a few minutes later returned
with the half empty Fanta. They
cleaned off the bottle with the end of a shirt and returned it to the German
fella. Thankfully he said no
thanks to the drink…. I mean come on, everyone knows the rule….’never drink monkey Fanta’.
No more monkey attacks that I saw but I did hear about a
good one that happened while I was in my room. A dumb ass Swedish guy walked right next to one of the
baboons…as he passed the baboon the dumb ass Swedish dude ‘Bitch Slapped’ the
beast. From the story I heard the
baboon reached to attack and the guy got away by mere inches. What a nutter.
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