Another good reason to use hiking poles. Makes you look more intimidating.
While tying our cross country skis back on the car roof once, a carload of German tourists pulled up behind us, jumping out of their car with cameras to film the baby black bears who were frolicking in a clearing off the side of the road. They just kept walking closer and closer, like it was Disneyland photo-op. We had to yell at them to back up before the mama bear came charging out of the woods and tore them to shreds. You shoulda seen how fast they scurried back to their car.
Tourists in an RV, travelling with their 2 dogs.
Stop close to a river for a few days and letting their dogs run.
Locals tell them there is a 13 foot saltwater crocodile that is resident in the area and that sometimes he hung out there…dont let your dogs swim here.
Tourists response was - there are no signs.
Sadly they left the area one less dog…
Sadly they left the area one less dog…
“My other little dog is missing!”
“Well, madam… there is your sign.”
Man, I laughed out loud even though that’s some dark humor.
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You don’t need to outrun the bear. You just need to outrun your friend!
One of the best signs I ever saw was on a blank wall - the side of a building. It wasn’t near the road, it was just surrounded by parking spaces. The sign read:
> This is not a bus stop
I couldn’t imagine why anyone would think it was!
The best ones in Mexico are the signs that say “No deje basura aqui” (Don’t leave garbage here), surrounded by a big pile of garbage. And you see that everywhere.
I liked the ones that said “vado” and then suddenly the TJ -Cabo bus was making a hard right going down a cliff to ford the river.