Tuesday, June 26, 2007
He was a big, burly biker who stopped right in front of Yovany and myself. While the engine of the motorcycle was running high, he gave me a clear warning right there on the highway. "You gotta watch out for that bear comin' up. She was right next to my machine and she just didn't back off. She's dangerous!" And off he went, northbound on Hwy. 11.
With caution we proceeded ahead and lo and behold, there she was, immersed in scouring the succulent wild strawberries. She saw us, paid little attention, then became more aware of us as she lifted herself onto her hind legs showing her prowess, fell onto her four legs and gave off a good threatening snarl. If it wasn't for the road construction crew nearby, I might have been shaking in my robes by now. We let her be and carried on to meet the road crew who informed us that the cubs were on the other side of the road. So the lesson is: don't stand between two affectionate poles.
A greater surprise for us was to see George Scaboda, 67, who had translated Prabhupada's 'Bhagavad Gita As It Is' into the Czech language in the 70's. He hitch-hiked for hundreds of kilometres asking people if they had seen the monk. A police-woman from Hearst led him to where he is now. George showed up just after our bear encounter at Crooked Creek.
54 kms
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