tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post5005066385090311542..comments2024-03-28T05:09:41.036-05:00Comments on stuff from ellen's head: Labor Day 1995 - Boquillas Canyon part 2ellen abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-46589428527783473792009-09-02T12:43:57.676-05:002009-09-02T12:43:57.676-05:00Ellen, Dear Friend, why of all the wonderful trips...Ellen, Dear Friend, why of all the wonderful trips we did, did you post that one?!?! Couple of clarifications, Elise was not a guide at this point. She was along as my guest on the Boquillas trip. It was her first time to go to Big Bend. And Don was not on the bus from Stillwell's till the pull over of the bus outside Del Rio with the clients in near mutiny. Shirley may have been on the bus, but I do not remember her being there. I just remember that I was the guide on the bus at that point and half the bus was drunk and the other half was hot, sticky, stinky and cranky. The guy that got bit was obnoxious and guarding the bathroom. We were at the front of the bus and a guest came up to complain. Elise was in the aisle seat and decided to put on her teacher face and go back and talk with him. He thought this was funny, that an 85 lb, 4' 10 woman was trying to tell him that he should sit down and shut up that he picked her up and shoved her head up towards the open roof vent. She protected herself by biting his arm to get him to put her down. He did, but at that point the bus driver had enough and pulled over. He told everybody that needed to go to find a bush. Don in one of the guide vans arrived at about that time. He got everybody back on the bus and rode the rest of the way back to Houston with us. Don being a big guy and me backing him up, things quieted down. I have always felt it was a failure of mine that I didn't keep control. And, while we laughed about the bite, Elise was in truth assaulted. I should have had the guy arrested. Today I would in a heartbeat. Another failure of mined was that I didn't support Elise enough. It is amazing that she came back and became a guide, but she never, never was a raft slug.Jody Windushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430726021676773507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-87069107658360617692009-09-02T03:18:43.111-05:002009-09-02T03:18:43.111-05:00Brave soul! Gorgeous pictures. I'm a wimp, me ...Brave soul! Gorgeous pictures. I'm a wimp, me thinks.Elizabeth Bradleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03150221675618198674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-56215534272228940922009-09-01T22:08:48.317-05:002009-09-01T22:08:48.317-05:00Steven - this was not actually the story I intende...Steven - this was not actually the story I intended to do first which I realized after I had posted yesterday. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I have quite a few of these that I will post off and on. Some of them I have lost over time. some are very long like the one that tells about a 10 day trip.<br /><br />The Bug - sounds like my first time in a canoe.<br /><br />San - it was a wonderful time in my life and I would love to go again, just not as a guide.<br /><br />lakeviewer - I love to canoe. It's like dancing with the river.<br /><br />Alix - you ain't heard nothing yet.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-45435708561914952542009-09-01T21:29:49.542-05:002009-09-01T21:29:49.542-05:00And here I was, half-way through, already planning...And here I was, half-way through, already planning my congratulations comment.<br /><br />Jezzis! And you put yourself through this voluntarily, <em>WHY?</em><br /><br />But I did enjoy the nature imagery. Especially the wild horses. Reminds me of Cumberland Island in Georgia where the horses still run free.<br /><br />Some of your beer drinking bathroom barring bus mates could learn a thing or two about cooperation from the ponies. And PS, they don't have air conditioning either.<br /><br />Glad you're back, alive, safe, and sound. Hallelujah!Boozy Toothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765083787738573580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-13424655401130908252009-09-01T16:36:18.281-05:002009-09-01T16:36:18.281-05:00What a delightful adventure, through the eyes of a...What a delightful adventure, through the eyes of a guide, for a change. I could sympathize with your hard work the whole time; and you must tell us how you got to be so strong.<br /><br />p.s. I own a canoe; never go out on it because it scares me to death. So, I tip my hat to those who do.Rosaria Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03133147851332084180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-63105412491730684712009-09-01T15:24:48.125-05:002009-09-01T15:24:48.125-05:00Yours is an adventurous spirit. And you make me l...Yours is an adventurous spirit. And you make me long to head out into the wilderness.<br /><br />I love the way you temper your love of the desert with humor.Sanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18245301334922883500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-42929963132440386252009-09-01T14:37:58.344-05:002009-09-01T14:37:58.344-05:00I remember my first attempt to paddle a canoe. We ...I remember my first attempt to paddle a canoe. We hadn't been given any real instructions, so my partner & I just went in circles for the longest time until we figured out what we were doing wrong. We were both pretty bright chicks, but I'm embarassed at how long it took us to figure out how to stop going in circles!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-447321916012029979.post-20278012461647174482009-09-01T14:30:03.190-05:002009-09-01T14:30:03.190-05:00hey ellen - this was a great story!! i laughed as ...hey ellen - this was a great story!! i laughed as the story started out slow with great big narrative threads and then got faster and faster as the tensions mounted and the threads got tighter and thinner and finally i laughed out loud when the person bit someone. i know that's juvenile but honest to god that's just too funny!!! thanks for this. stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.com