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Thursday, August 1, 2024

Zimbabwe and the baboon - A short tale

 I have no photo of him. He was faster than I am. Fellow travelers and I were taking a break from walking around Victoria Falls. We had stopped at a small place that served people just like us - tired and sweaty. I got seated with the other two at a picnic bench (not sure what they call it). I had a Coke (the same the world over) and one of them had a package of cookies (let's say Oreos). Suddenly I was hit on the right side by a (I estimate) one hundred pound baboon. Felt like a linebacker. Quick as a flash he (she?) grabbed the cookies and was gone into the bush. It hurt. The worker at the little shop came out with a broom just in case. He told us that it happens all the time and not to worry about it. Easy for him to say. 

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