Dave & Meredith's Travel Blog

Near the end of our time in Churchill, I was speaking with someone in one of the other groups who rode in another buggy near ours. They said that whenever we approached a bear, they saw all of our windows go down in unison and many long lenses poke out of the windows. They said it reminded them of a pirate ship turning broadside against another ship with all the cannons sticking out. I liked the sound of that. Next time, I’ll hoist the Jolly Roger on top of the buggy. And whenever I see a bear, I’ll say something like, “Yaarrr! Thar be man-eatin’ bears about” or something like that. I may even wear an eye patch.

Above: Ready, Aim, Fire! (and for my friends who think I’ve got a ton of camera gear and big lenses, you ain’t seen nothing. The 6 lenses you see in that picture are the hard-core stuff. At one point someone else in our group asked me where all my camera gear was. I said in a very small voice, “it all fits in my backpack on my back.” )

Above: Shooting outside the vehicle where it’s allowed closer to town. That’s Jim showing us his action-stance.

Above: Drinking our grog. We did a night drive on the buggy the evening before we left town. Dinner with wine was served. Not too shabby.

– Dave