I thought that I'd messed up big time today. I went for a jeep safari this afternoon and as I got into the car the driver from the hotel told me there was no need for me to take my chair as we wouldn't get out. I didn't have a massive problem with that, he could take it back to the hotel and bring it back later.
The safari was really good. Going on a track through some dense jungle I got to see a couple of crocodiles and even a rhino, I missed out on seeing a tiger that apparently ran past when I was looking in the opposite direction.
I was sat in the canoe on the riverbank waiting for the driver to bring my chair back. When he brought it back it came without the cushion. I told him to go and get it, he disappeared to the jeep and came back without it. "Are you sure there was a cushion on there?". I flipped at the guy, "YES, there was a f*&king cushion on there. Now go and FIND IT!". There was a bit of messing about but to cut it short it had fell off the back of the jeep and we found it 20 minutes later.
I honestly thought leaving it with someone from the hotel would be a safe option but I was taught a lesson instead, at a relatively cheap price. I won't make that same mistake again, although it wouldn't mean the end of my trip it would make me work a lot more than I need to in order to get a suitable replacement. From now on the chair stays with me!
The safari was really good. Going on a track through some dense jungle I got to see a couple of crocodiles and even a rhino, I missed out on seeing a tiger that apparently ran past when I was looking in the opposite direction.
I was sat in the canoe on the riverbank waiting for the driver to bring my chair back. When he brought it back it came without the cushion. I told him to go and get it, he disappeared to the jeep and came back without it. "Are you sure there was a cushion on there?". I flipped at the guy, "YES, there was a f*&king cushion on there. Now go and FIND IT!". There was a bit of messing about but to cut it short it had fell off the back of the jeep and we found it 20 minutes later.
I honestly thought leaving it with someone from the hotel would be a safe option but I was taught a lesson instead, at a relatively cheap price. I won't make that same mistake again, although it wouldn't mean the end of my trip it would make me work a lot more than I need to in order to get a suitable replacement. From now on the chair stays with me!
Hehe, a good lesson well learnt but do you have a plan in case the worst happens and you lose the use of your chair/cushion? Can you get a spare cushion? What type of cushion do you have? Sorry to be a spoil sport ;-)
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ReplyDeleteThere is so much deja vu going here it's making me laugh... you do learn to improvise in these situations... but that isn't good for long-term butt care :-)
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