The dangers of a wandering mind
We are sitting in the back of an open landrover, a tarp protecting us from the spattering rain. We have been trundling along in the bush for about an hour and a half, trying to track an elusive leopard that is stalking some kudu amongst the bushes. Our guide stops the car, and stands on the bonnet with his radio scanner, searching for the leopard’s frequency, given off by the collar it wears.
Despite the wild excitement of riding roughshod over entire thorn bushes in a WWII era landrover, my mind wanders. I gaze over at the distant hills, and think that one particular cloud formation resembles smoke from an explosion. I drift off into a reverie in which I think with relief that my house isn’t likely to be the one that has exploded, seeing as it is 200 miles away in Windhoek. Suddenly, an awful thought strikes terror into my heart.
As the scanner makes an increasingly frantic beeping sound, we are informed that the leopard is very close – a matter of meters away. My head, however, is now filled with matters of far greater import. I turn to my friend and whisper loudly “Hannah? Han… can you remember if I turned the oven off?â€
March 30th, 2007 at 2:49 pm
Don’t go there! I came back from a weekend away in London to find my gas stove on full blast! I could have blown up the entire apartment block and caused a Milanese tragedy.! My advice - have an alcoholic drink..and enjoy the wildlife! Also - don’t read to deeply into cloud formations.
March 30th, 2007 at 6:47 pm
Haahaahaa!
Exceellent. How to spoil a fantastic holiday. Ugh.
March 31st, 2007 at 9:29 pm
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