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Going home
20 April 2014, 11:40
pagosawingnutGoing home
I still have over 7 weeks before I set foot in the Dark Continent again. For nearly a year, I have missed the smells, sights, and sounds of a country that has taken my soul for her own. To hear the roar of the lions, the hippos walking past, or nuzzling the tents, the sounds of the leopards coughing at night, the chuckling of the hyenas...........all looking for something to eat.
To walk into a herd of elephants, all of us on high alert, hoping the .500 I carry is enough to keep me from harm.
Following herds of buffalo, feeling the jesse tear at you from all sides. Feeling the swirl of the wind, knowing the 3 hour stalk is busted.....
Over 7 weeks left before I leave and already, I am dreading coming home. What is it that keeps my soul from being well while I am away from her? It's like an illicit affair while I am there, knowing I have to come back to the real world, away from my mistress. While I can't wait and am jealous of the "I leave tomorrow" posts, the building excitement, I also have time to make sure the gear I am taking is perfect for the occasion. The "ups" and "downs" of our mistress leaves me wanting...........
20 April 2014, 15:11
fairgame...tsetse fly bites on the tips of your fingers and blisters wet the soles of your feet. Noses clogged with dust and the acrid scent of diesel. Dehydration stamps dark circles around your eyes and your flesh sings to the rash of the buffalo bean.
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20 April 2014, 19:42
Todd WilliamsRick, my wife says Africa is the only mistress she will allow! Methinks if she knew how much Africa really costs, she'd actually prefer I hook up with the real thing!!
Roughly 90 days for me. A new destination this time ... Moz!
20 April 2014, 20:06
505ED122 days for me...
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20 April 2014, 20:42
joesterMy wife & I always hunt on safari together and I wouldn't want it any other way...So...I guess adding Africa into our relationship makes it a threesome!
20 April 2014, 21:43
subsailor74Rick - You left off a few things.....like that hot shower waiting for you back at camp at the end of the day after walking 10-15 miles following buffalo or elephant spoor.....and after the shower, the smell of the mopane fire, the taste of that first single malt Scotch, and watching the Southern Cross move across the African sky... Yes, I do not depart until 19 August, and I am already missing Africa as well
20 April 2014, 21:52
larryshoresGood luck Rick!
20 April 2014, 22:00
Lhook768 days for me.
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20 April 2014, 22:16
JCOOKOnly 7 weeks for me and Jerry to be back over there.. I think that we all have the same feelings about our trips to Africa... Only a fool would would spend that kind of $ on something he did not have a passion for...
20 April 2014, 22:19
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20 April 2014, 22:25
BiebsAnd for me....the sound of Rick snoring in the hut next to mine while I try to get ANY sleep :-)
20 April 2014, 23:19
crbutler206 days for me, but who's counting....
20 April 2014, 23:32
Larry Sellers127 days and I'll be off to Mozambique for my 35 day, (becoming and annual thing) adventure. Still some shooting to do, keep working out, try and get the 6/7 pounds off gained over the Winter. Seems like a long time, but Mother Africa is a patient lady and the wait only makes it more exciting.
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20 April 2014, 23:36
pagosawingnutquote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
And for me....the sound of Rick snoring in the hut next to mine while I try to get ANY sleep :-)
Maybe you'll get lucky and get to sleep on the other side of the compound Jon.
21 April 2014, 01:34
MacD37quote:
Originally posted by pagosawingnut:
quote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
And for me....the sound of Rick snoring in the hut next to mine while I try to get ANY sleep :-)
Maybe you'll get lucky and get to sleep on the other side of the compound Jon.
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That reminds me of something that happened in a hunting camp I attended a few years ago!
Chris Sells (Heym USA) Mark Cash (Nitro 400) and I were in camp one morning and Mark was suffering from a bad back. Mark snores loudly so I laughed and made the comment that Mark had snored so loudly that he threw his back out of joint. To which Chris said “Well Mac if that is the case, YOU should be paralyzed from the neck down!”
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21 April 2014, 02:27
pagosawingnutquote:
Originally posted by subsailor74:
Rick - You left off a few things.....like that hot shower waiting for you back at camp at the end of the day after walking 10-15 miles following buffalo or elephant spoor.....and after the shower, the smell of the mopane fire, the taste of that first single malt Scotch, and watching the Southern Cross move across the African sky... Yes, I do not depart until 19 August, and I am already missing Africa as well
You mean you're supposed to take a shower?
And you DRINK alcohol as well?
Yes, sir! I did forget a couple of things. All the load preparation, range/trigger time, all the anticipation of another exciting adventure.
Mr Shores, if I have half as good a time as I did in Florida with you and Mr Sullivan, the trip will exceed my expectations.
Mr Bieber, I don't believe I snore. I've never heard myself snore. Is this supposition on your part?
21 April 2014, 03:51
Brian Clark177 left for me. Getting excited.
21 April 2014, 04:07
Safari2quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Rick, my wife says Africa is the only mistress she will allow! Methinks if she knew how much Africa really costs, she'd actually prefer I hook up with the real thing!!
Roughly 90 days for me. A new destination this time ... Moz!
Todd..where you headed in Moz?
21 April 2014, 04:18
Todd Williamsquote:
Originally posted by Safari2:
quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Rick, my wife says Africa is the only mistress she will allow! Methinks if she knew how much Africa really costs, she'd actually prefer I hook up with the real thing!!
Roughly 90 days for me. A new destination this time ... Moz!
Niassa with Tim Herald / Kambako. Are you on that trip as well?
Todd..where you headed in Moz?
21 April 2014, 04:34
Safari2quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
quote:
Originally posted by Safari2:
quote:
Originally posted by Todd Williams:
Rick, my wife says Africa is the only mistress she will allow! Methinks if she knew how much Africa really costs, she'd actually prefer I hook up with the real thing!!
Roughly 90 days for me. A new destination this time ... Moz!
Niassa with Tim Herald / Kambako. Are you on that trip as well?
Todd..where you headed in Moz?
No..headed to Muanza camp with Mashambanzou Safaris...look forward to hearing your report.
21 April 2014, 06:22
Biebsquote:
try and get the 6/7 pounds off gained over the Winter.
Larry, a typo...should be 67, right?
21 April 2014, 07:48
boarkillerOctober and the damn ele trouble with uSFWS
It sure gave me bad taste in my mouth
But Iam excited for sure
Always looking forward to the call of " honeymoon bed springs bird "
" Until the day breaks and the nights shadows flee away " Big ivory for my pillow and 2.5% of Neanderthal DNA flowing thru my veins.
When I'm ready to go, pack a bag of gunpowder up my ass and strike a fire to my pecker, until I squeal like a boar.
Yours truly , Milan The Boarkiller - World according to Milan
PS I have big boar on my floor...but it ain't dead, just scared to move...
Man should be happy and in good humor until the day he dies...
Only fools hope to live forever
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21 April 2014, 09:17
Bill CollectorA little less than 5 months for me. If I did not have Argentina in July......it would be a really long 5 months!
21 April 2014, 16:18
bwanajayIn 13 weeks I will be on Safari with CMS.
21 April 2014, 17:45
cnm12391 days to go will be hunting in Tanzania for the first time. I usually go ever other year my wife encouraged me to go again this year when i told her about the special Aaron was offering.It's funny my first safari was supposed to be my once in a lifetime trip i have been back 5 times.
Chris
21 April 2014, 19:00
JGRaiderHome ain't anywhere on this earth, for me, I can assure you. I'm going to leave for Namibia in 7 days.
21 April 2014, 19:26
Larry SellersBeibs, right, it's a typo, should be 76 pounds.
If I lost 67/76 pounds would have to leave the Blaser at home because I would be tooooo skinny to carry it.
Larry Sellers
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Sabatti 'trash' Double Shooter
R8 Blaser
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quote:
Originally posted by Biebs:
quote:
try and get the 6/7 pounds off gained over the Winter.
Larry, a typo...should be 67, right?
22 April 2014, 01:28
eyedocMy lucky number is at 110. Departure for Namibia is mid August for two weeks before transferring to Zimbabwe for 21 more.
Going to be a busy second half of 2014 with me hunting all but a few days through the rest of the year.
We seldom get to choose
But I've seen them go both ways
And I would rather go out in a blaze of glory
Than to slowly rot away!
22 April 2014, 02:24
BuffNut99 days for me. Lion and buff in Tanzania. First time in that country. Off to FTW/SAAM in 13 days for a brush up. . . .
22 April 2014, 13:20
ozhunter100 day for me and my lady for one month in Mozambique.