Memorable Mexico
Have had a bit of an epic on the last two shoots in Mexico and the deep southern swamps!
First, I got whopped by a bee whilst raiding a bee's nest to get honey. Hence the photo here (although I did get the honey!).
But it meant that I had to spend the rest of the shoot looking like this, feeling terrible and only able to open my eyes with much effort.
It made fighting a big pit viper rattlesnake interesting! (Although I did eventually get it. I then could eat it and use its skin to store my urine whilst in the burning hot salt pan desert. (The cocktail of snake innards and pee was truly terrible!)
I was then in the swamps -- these are always the toughest shows to do -- and I did end up having a pretty full-on encounter with a 6-foot alligator. I came out on top, just, skinned it for cordage for my camp to sleep in, rubbed the alligator fat on me for mosquito repellant and then ate it.
In short, I am looking forward to a bit of a holiday with my family next week!
Bear x
