longqi
Very Well-Known Member
Just had a few days in an area not too many tourists can enter easily, especially at night
Solid old jungle with black being the over riding colour
Had been asked several times to take someone who turned out to be a very very special person there
Because the tours are to see reptiles we usually look for them at night
All the other night creatures are out then too so we never know what we will see
Met the guy and he is a huge man
[after 6ft6 I stop looking up because it hurts my neck]
Built like one of those German swimmers who used to win all the medals
We went for a walk in the traffic and got home safely so agreed to take him
6 people on tour with me and 2 local guides
I left 1 hour before the others with him and we wandered off because we would be slower
Usually a 3 or 4 hour tour but allowed a bit extra
Best night I have had in the jungle for a long time
He is 100% blind
But his other senses are so well tuned that we crept along in virtual silence and I quickly learned to use his ears
Its black under the canopy and for long periods I turned the light off in areas I know reasonably well
It gets pretty spooky in there at times and usually the biggest problem is getting the guests to keep quiet as much as possible so the beasties dont get scared off
We hardly said a word but must have looked pretty funny creeping along holding hands
I actually broke all my rules and caught a Dipong or Blood Python just so he could experience the power difference between a wild one and the tame one at home
Amazing few hours with a top bloke who couldnt stop grinning and will never understand why some people call him handicapped
Solid old jungle with black being the over riding colour
Had been asked several times to take someone who turned out to be a very very special person there
Because the tours are to see reptiles we usually look for them at night
All the other night creatures are out then too so we never know what we will see
Met the guy and he is a huge man
[after 6ft6 I stop looking up because it hurts my neck]
Built like one of those German swimmers who used to win all the medals
We went for a walk in the traffic and got home safely so agreed to take him
6 people on tour with me and 2 local guides
I left 1 hour before the others with him and we wandered off because we would be slower
Usually a 3 or 4 hour tour but allowed a bit extra
Best night I have had in the jungle for a long time
He is 100% blind
But his other senses are so well tuned that we crept along in virtual silence and I quickly learned to use his ears
Its black under the canopy and for long periods I turned the light off in areas I know reasonably well
It gets pretty spooky in there at times and usually the biggest problem is getting the guests to keep quiet as much as possible so the beasties dont get scared off
We hardly said a word but must have looked pretty funny creeping along holding hands
I actually broke all my rules and caught a Dipong or Blood Python just so he could experience the power difference between a wild one and the tame one at home
Amazing few hours with a top bloke who couldnt stop grinning and will never understand why some people call him handicapped
