Peaceful Moments

July 10, 2008

So, I have had a lot of action around my camp these days. I think the lions like my new place as much as I do. I had a lion hanging out in the same thicket where I have, well, my men’s room, let's call it. They seem to be fine with me here, and I am fine with them there.

I am having quite a few peaceful moments these days. I am really starting to like all the alone time that I am getting. I went and laid next to a bank on the opposite side of the dam to where my camp is. As I laid there, animals would come up to the dam for a drink. Most of them didn't even know that I was there. This morning I went on a walk by myself. It's nice to have a chance to go on walks and not take the crew. Without the crew, I find that I get to focus on whatever I feel like and I don't have to wonder if I am boring people with the rantings of my lunatic thoughts.

I am really starting to get a bit frustrated with the lack of lion-Dave interaction. I am not getting any help on the tracking front, and I am not getting any better. I only seem to see the lions when guys on the crew have found them and call me in. This is a huge place, and finding individuals is not easy.

My cold is still not better. I have been coughing up a lung each morning. I'm pretty sure that I have some kind of chest infection. I guess not having a doctor around the corner is part of the whole experience. I have some old antibiotics that I am taking to try to fix it, but I am not feeling much better. Between how I feel and how I am starting to look, you would think that I am in pretty rough shape. My beard is getting long, and I have no intention of even bothering to try to shave. My hair is a bird's nest and is really starting to look gross. The term clean has morphed into the term clean enough. I bathe while standing in a dirty muddy pool ... Clean enough isn't that clean. However, considering all that, I feel pretty good!

Comments

[scott quach]

Dave,you need to look at the big picture! Do you realize your ignorance is endangering lions? While you are filming this tastless show of yours, you are never in "real" danger are you? Try being out there with lions ALONE! Now, thats a film worth watching! What you are doing is playing games with lions for t.v. which will and maybe already has gotten lions killed. I know a little about film making, editing, cut scenes, bloopers etc, You only show what you want the people to see.How many times were you almost cat-chow, and they had to shoot the lion? not with the camera? my advise to you, leave the LIONS ALONE!You can't control nature, Who do you think you are? I no longer watch Animal Planet because of your selfish actions and stupidity. From Tacoma Washington ...Scott

[Anna]

Warm water and honey or lemon grass (which you probably don't have) but that can help the throat!

And Please keep the "rantings of your lunatic thoughts" coming. We all have them; we just don't say them - and besides that maybe in sharing your experience we can all learn!

[Yared]

Hi!
Congratulations for all your work you are making the difference in many ways. I live in Mexico city, I need your help.I´m owner of an area near Toluca Edo of Mexico, in the few days(finaly of July) a Puma visit my home, it killed two of my dogs, I found paws prints in the area but I don´t know what to do, my big problem are my pets(6 dogs)and my work because I used this property for camping,I try to find help in Mexico city but I don´t have any answer, I don´t want anyone kill the puma, so if you can help me telling me what I can do I really value.Thank you very much.