PEACHFRONT SPEAKS

woman does not live by satsuma alone

2009-11-04 - 8:28 a.m.

ok, so this is the phone right outside the concepcion, bolivia police station, which never seemed to have any customers while we were there, and i can see why, can you imagine trying to be some kind of gangbanger and keeping it real yo and you get arrested and you have to make your one phone call on a freakin' blue and gold macaw, yeah, right, that's soooo not in keeping with the old macho image

Peachfront's Note: Check out my October 2009 Bolivia "Bird of Prey" trek: To start with Part 1, please click right here. If you missed any previous installments, well, here's Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and the thrilling conclusion, Part 6. Or check out my bird trip list with over 50 new life species.

OK, yesterday I realized that I'd gone about as far as I could go with random items pulled from the freezer and off the tree, so I actually ventured to the grocery store. Large Gulf shrimp are still at a fantastic price, so I made some grilled shrimp that I marinated in a spicy "Cajun" sauce and then put on skewers with green bell peppers and red onion. Pretty good, although I won't post the recipe for the marinade, because I'm thinking about making a few adjustments to the amount of "spice" -- the internet recipe probably had too much paprika and too little cayenne.

I'm bereft because it was finally time to get some service done on my pride and joy, the EL 8.5 x 42 Swarovski binoculars. I've had them only a few days more than five years, which makes sense because they were probably a birthday gift, ordered a bit in advance. They'd had some hard wear, and it was time to get a service order and ship them off for awhile. The lady on the phone asked which lens caps I had lost. I assured her that I'd lost ALL of them. Somehow, the plastic attachments all got worn away. I think the last of them went on that vertical ascent into unknown territory in Ranomafana, Madagascar. When you're watching a guy with a panga cut toe and hand holds into the side of the mountain so that you can climb upwards on all-fours without equipment, keeping track of lens caps is probably not in the forefront of your mind.

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