TANZANIA: Tz Safari Disagreement

[C.W. Richter]

'had Ostrich egg in Namib. It was rather odd-cooked on a hot rock. lol

USN's hot sauce would've been extremely welcome!!! even though nobody got sick. lol

 

[Just Gina]

Gina, do not forget the coffee

@Happy Myles

Right you are, Good Sir! I had LOTS of coffee!!

 

[Just Gina]

OK Gina, it’s now official - you are the toughest Hunter on this forum....nobody can live on only vegetables for 21 days, that a heroic survival story...and if some were “canned green beans” - even more impressive !!

Well, I did have coffee too!

 

[JimP]

On the subject of lunches, I headed out on a elk hunt one day where my partner said that he would take care of lunch. I didn't worry because he had shot a elk the week before.

Well, lunch time came and he pulled out some sandwiches, much to my surprise I got a wif of horseradish. Well, I thought that horseradish would be good on a elk steak sandwich. Boy was I wrong.

The sandwiches consisted of two slices of bread, a couple leaves of lettuce and a good helping of horseradish and mustard.

It's a good thing that there was a bunch of grouse on that hill that I could make a meal out of.

 

[thriller]

If op comes back he’s going to be confused how we got here from his original post.

 

[Wheels]

Gina even took a coule days to see to the camp medical needs. Especially as we had gifted a very pointy and sharp caping knife to the skinner who promptly stuck it deep into his leg.... And one of our party and 2 or 3 staff people came down with Maleria!

She is an incredible woman and wonderful wife! I'm very fortunate and extremely proud

Gina is a fantastic nurse. I didn't even realize that both of you got up multiple times and came to my tent so Gina could take my temperature and check on me while I was asleep.

Great friends are good to have. Especially when you're sick in a rural setting on the far side of the world.

 

[gizmo]

This guy needs to go. 1rst post trash talking someone he wasn’t even there with and a crappy attempt at pretending to be someone he isn’t. I get so sick of these type of arsehole’s.

 

[Just Gina]

On the subject of lunches, I headed out on a elk hunt one day where my partner said that he would take care of lunch. I didn't worry because he had shot a elk the week before.

Well, lunch time came and he pulled out some sandwiches, much to my surprise I got a wif of horseradish. Well, I thought that horseradish would be good on a elk steak sandwich. Boy was I wrong.

The sandwiches consisted of two slices of bread, a couple leaves of lettuce and a good helping of horseradish and mustard.

It's a good thing that there was a bunch of grouse on that hill that I could make a meal out of.

So it was a disappointment sandwich?
This reminded me of the time when I was a kid. I made my Dad’s lunch for work every night. For 20 years he took the same thing EVERYDAY: Oscar Meyer Bologna, American cheese, mayo (well, it was actually icky miracle whip). BBQ chips, and a slice of German chocolate cake, which I made every Sunday also.
One time I forgot to take bologna out of the freezer so I thought I would do some reading for school and i put the bologna in the sink to thaw and I would put that on his sandwich once it was thawed enough to peel a piece off.
I fell asleep.
Dad asked me why I sent cheese and mayo sandwiches and inquired if he was out of bologna woopsie!

 

[Just Gina]

Gina is a fantastic nurse. I didn't even realize that both of you got up multiple times and came to my tent so Gina could take my temperature and check on me while I was asleep.

Great friends are good to have. Especially when you're sick in a rural setting on the far side of the world.

@Wheels

It was our pleasure! Great friends are good to have. How blessed we are!!

 

[Mark Biggerstaff]

Just imagine how this in camp could have changed the whole course of the hunt
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Big hit in the camp for trackers and skinners. I take 3-4 bags of the minis each trip. Makes for good relations with crew.

 

[C.W. Richter]

That would be a HIT with the help! To me, that's more sub-zero hunting snacks...lol

Show Us the Biltong!!! Too many pre- and diabetics from US going on Safari (those are the ones that can afford it!) That said, I've spotted a lotta black/blue toes on safari help (indicative of Diabetes, from eating primarily cornmeal and sugarcane, plus cheap beer/alcohol) so there are probably better alternatives than the unhealthy BS peddled to the avg Americans. That's not food. It's actually BS for profit peddled to the masses. Don't shoot the messenger! Sugar, water and cream are cheaper than coffee: the reason DD/Starbucks put very little coffee in their ultra-profitable drinks.

 

[ActionBob]

Big hit in the camp for trackers and skinners. I take 3-4 bags of the minis each trip. Makes for good relations with crew.

Yea we took bags of candy, but no chocolate.... too melty.

We were in a Muslim camp... And has a great time with wonderful people. No alcohol, we could have brought some of our own and many of their clients do. But we didn't. But man was uv the candy a big hit! Every big cat we got, 5 in all... ment a big Kabubi celebration! Everyone would chant and dance with the quietest, shyest guy who was just a cleaning guy during the day, leading the chant! He turned into a Party Animal! The hunter was decked out on green leaves and white toilet paper and carried around in a chair during the dancing and chanting. They put me down pretty quickly, @Wheels was put down and hopped out of his chair and went into overdrive dancing, Royal they held up a little longer... Gina being so much lighter, I didn't think they would ever put her down! After videoing and pics I ran to the tent and retrieved about 15 pounds of candy and handed it out.

The next day they were a talking about how Gina had the very best Kabubi ever!

But everyone in camp still swore, chicken ain't meat

 

[C.W. Richter]

Yea we took bags of candy, but no chocolate.... too melty.

We were in a Muslim camp... And has a great time with wonderful people. No alcohol, we could have brought some of our own and many of their clients do. But we didn't. But man wa the candy a big hit! Every big cat we got, 5 in all... ment a big Kabubi celebration! Everyone would chant and dance with the quietest, shyest guy who was just a cleaning guy during the day, leading the chant! He turned into a Party Animal! The hunter was decked out on green leaves and white toilet paper and carried around in a chair during the dancing and chanting. They put me down pretty quickly, @Wheels was put down and hopped out of his chair and went into overdrive dancing, Royal they held up a little longer... Gina being so much lighter, I didn't think they would ever put her down! After videoing and pics I ran to the tent and retrieved about 15 pounds of candy and handed it out.

The next day they were a talking about how Gina had the very best Kabubi ever!

But everyone in camp still swore, chicken ain't meat

We TOTALLY get it! We too were in a Muslim Camp from 2009-2017. It was the beginning of the End (with proven hope from 2017-2021!) Their food is quite healthy and good.

 

[C.W. Richter]

'had Ostrich egg in Namib. It was rather odd-cooked on a hot rock. lol

Sry..this was NOT forced upon us, merely an entertaining show of skills by a bushman, and of course he offered a piece to all! I adored having them as a sole guide on one hunt as I identified totally with their stalking/crawling/using topography/wind-checking methods...

 

[Tgood1]

As a side note I was contemplating earlier today the concept of evolution as i sat at a red light. Very controversial topic in some circles. But I read the first post with some interest then I "evolved" into caring way more about @ just gina salad and the true definition of chicken as meat than I did that other persons gripe about ph. I really love this platform. I now have serenity

 

[JimP]

So it was a disappointment sandwich?
This reminded me of the time when I was a kid. I made my Dad’s lunch for work every night. For 20 years he took the same thing EVERYDAY: Oscar Meyer Bologna, American cheese, mayo (well, it was actually icky miracle whip). BBQ chips, and a slice of German chocolate cake, which I made every Sunday also.
One time I forgot to take bologna out of the freezer so I thought I would do some reading for school and i put the bologna in the sink to thaw and I would put that on his sandwich once it was thawed enough to peel a piece off.
I fell asleep.
Dad asked me why I sent cheese and mayo sandwiches and inquired if he was out of bologna woopsie!

Well, I like all the ingredients but there needed to be a slab of meat in it. Needless to say, it cleaned out and opened up my sinuses.

 

[HankBuck]

The Butler, Joe, told Gina she was the easiest to cook for. They actually had gardens but also brought in fresh greens every few days. The PH never had to worry about could hunt without interruption. He was also the Outfitter and he was most definitely in charge of all things in camp. But had an excellent staff of 21 including himself to cate for the 4 of us in camp. He commented that he learned a lot from having Gina hunt with him. He had not had a woman in camp as a client for over 10 years!

Gina even took a coule days to see to the camp medical needs. Especially as we had gifted a very pointy and sharp caping knife to the skinner who promptly stuck it deep into his leg.... And one of our party and 2 or 3 staff people came down with Maleria!

She is an incredible woman and wonderful wife! I'm very fortunate and extremely proud

Action Bob, you are indeed “lucky”, although you might have to share the “trophy opportunities” with her - well worth it. My Wife and I do travel but never hunt together and I recently asked her about going with me to Africa. Her immediate response “are there bathrooms in Camp?” I told her “yes” “but none when we are out looking for game”....that ended the conversation “instantly”!

 

[NDWoods]

I nice lady at the overnight stay in Joburg informed my wife of the "no potties" in the bush. My wife had her going on and on as though I pulled one over on her and did not tell her.
Wife for some reason did not want to disappoint or embarrass the lady. Apparently, the lady did not know that on her first trip.
Being married to a Hawaiian all I have to worry about is pulling her off some dude running his mouth to her! Thank God she had chilled in her 50s. LOL

 

[HankBuck]

If op comes back he’s going to be confused how we got here from

If OP comes back - might have a back log of questions to answer

 

[ActionBob]

Action Bob, you are indeed “lucky”, although you might have to share the “trophy opportunities” with her - well worth it. My Wife and I do travel but never hunt together and I recently asked her about going with me to Africa. Her immediate response “are there bathrooms in Camp?” I told her “yes” “but none when we are out looking for game”....that ended the conversation “instantly”!

I am! And honestly I do have several regrets from our Tanzania hunt. Gina and I discussed ahead of time which animals we would each target. A lot had to do with what we allready had and also our individual preferences. However if I could go back and do it over, I would have have had her take the lion, Roan and a reedbuck. All said and done, she had such bad reactions to the Tsetse flies that she does not want to go back. I hope (and doubt it is) that was not her only opportunity to hunt lion.

At this point I get as much or more joy out of her successfully taking great trophies as taking them myself.

Sherdell, our Outfitter and PH did say that the next time he has a woman on safari, he will bring a porta potty with on the truck So tell your wife she can go with after all