So anyway, G and I went to a ranger program on Friday night. They have programs every Friday on various topics. This one was given by a ranger who grew up in Cuba. She talked about what it was like and showed pictures of her family and where she lived. It was quite entertaining.
There were about 15 people at the program. Since it took place after the park had closed, only people camping at the park could attend. As the ranger's presentation came to an end, the questions began ranging in topic. G and I kind of assume that fellow campers have some degree of general knowledge and appreciation for the outdoors. I mean, you're camping. But evidently, we were wrong.
Exhibit A: The Man No One Agrees With
This man had already asked several borderline-odd questions about Cuba during the presentation. So we had our eye on him. He handily steered the conversation from midnight electrical repairs to Hurricane Wilma with the clever segue, "Speaking of electricity . . ."
He was shocked that there had been damage to Bahia Honda from Hurricane Wilma. Evidently, no one (and by this, he meant the news) had told him. He was very concerned about several downed trees he'd seen in the park.
Despite the fact that there was very little damage to buildings here, he seemed to be much more concerned about the damage in Bahia Honda than in New Orleans. "I don't think New Orleans really got hit that bad. It was the levees that did it."
Really? And Hurricane Katrina didn't have anything to do with that?
As a side note, he also postulated that exotic plants might be overtaking the native species due to "the lack of soil here." He didn't elaborate much on his reasoning. Or maybe he did. We just didn't hear him because we left.
Tomorrow - the elusive feral cat.
1 comment:
I've got to comment, just because this guy was so funny. He was down from Michigan was amazed by the fact that trees had been knocked over...he really felt that he'd been done an injustice because "they" hadn't told him about the damage to the Keys. When he said that, "New Orleans didn't get hit that bad," Jess and I just looked at eachother - what planet is he from that he thinks the president should have personally notified him of a tree that fell over at Bahia Honda State Park, but a completely destroyed major metropolitian area "didn't get hit that bad." Perhaps he should apply for the next FEMA Director position.
G
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