I will never forget one day of my life. You know, you always have those "Okay, I was only seven but I remember it clear as day."
I was in a car driving in Tanzania. Just a little fucking kid in a car on some dirt road in some African country.
And all of a sudden, the fucking biggest elephant you HAVE EVER SEEN appears in the windscreen. He's as startled as us, but he's huge! Think T-Rex.
Do you know how freaked out I was? This thing is five times the size of our car. My memory is that he stood at least 20-feet tall at the shoulder, and I don't think I'm wrong.
But in his slow, lumbering way, he just backed off the road, very quietly, if enormously. And we moved on.
Some things you just never forget. I wish I could meet him again, and maybe pat him, although that might be going a bit far.
Of course you don't forget elephants! That's why there's the old saying "Never forget elephants"! : )
ReplyDeleteHow super cool! Super jealous and green with envy! : )
My god, girl, the tales I could tell . . . and the tragedy is that I was so young when it happened! My life today is not quite a martini at the club and a cigarette with Clive but it's close.
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