Lad's Safari Starts Horribly Wrong...UPDATE!!!

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Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 10:31 am

I cannot stop laughing at this.

With Simb4's help my Lad left Cotonou with specific instructions to catch the Simb4 Shuttle in Parakou.

My Lad sent this...

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Respected Madam,
How are you today? Hope you are doing very well? I know you must have been worried for for not seeing nor hearing from us since yesterday.Actually we arrived Natitangou about 23hours by bus yeterday.No vehincle to the safari and we asked for the Safari hotel nobody seems to know the place.We called the safari london line but it was all answering machine.The partner who is with me is very angry with me because he says it looks like a joke.For a hotel in Benin not to have a fix line or mobile of this country.

Help save the situation now by resending me the receipt of the bus as i could not open my mail.com box here in Natitangou .and indicate to us where their bus stayed here in Natitangou so that we can be able to meet you before 12 noon.also try calling me now with my number 97-386441 so that we can speak.
Regards,
Your's in service.
Bad0u

My Lad has done all the fun stuff for me.
He's completely off the map!!!
He's on his way back to Parakou now.... Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:37 am

23 hours on the bus!!! Great job!! jump_4_joy

Tell him the camp is very exclusive, so it is not a surprise the locals have never heard of it. Plus the shuttle hit a large pothole & blew 2 tires & the suspension is all screwed up. They are waiting for the parts to be shipped from Japan & it will take 2 weeks. He should just find other means to get there, such as a taxi, & you will pay for the taxi when he arrives. You will leave $300 for him at the front desk in case you are out in the bush observing the lions when he arrives.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:38 pm

@fife^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

That is the plan but the Lads have gone 300+ miles to the WRONG pick-up location.
They were asked to go 200+ miles to Parakou.
He's got to get back to the pick-up point at Parakou before we can start the series of unfortunate incidents. Laughing

We planned to get the Lads to Natitangou in phase 2.
They jumped the gun without any mention of it from me or Simb4.... Laughing

These guys are close to a 1,000 mile return trip safari without even crossing a border... Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:41 pm

^^ Absolutely FANTASTIC!!!

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:57 pm

What do you do when the Lads bait themselves? Why, put the boot in! This is simply incredible - I'll be watching this closely.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:07 pm

I love that they rode 23 hours on a bus to the wrong place Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:26 pm

^^^^^^^^^^^^
When I asked my high powered wealthy barrister to charter a helicopter he told me all the choppers were rented out that day.
He told me he was going to hire an "air conditioned car with driver."
I guess he and his associate took the local "pick up people at their houses" bus all the way up to Natitangou.
We have the voicemails and they are now even further north.
They are at the Pendjari Park looking for the entrance to the Simb4 Safari Camp.... Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 1:29 pm

Voicemails are here, for those following this and want to hear the lads trying to find Hannah Barbera:

http://forum.419eater.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1074497#1074497

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:05 pm

BAAAHAHAHAHAHA

Man, I just love safari baits. Can you imagine traveling 23 hours on a hot, stinking bus just to find out that not only the people, but the place that you were headed to do not even exist? HAHAHAHA

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:22 pm

I love the fact that it has all gone horribly wrong and it's not your fault!

As the lads have cocked it up for themselves, they still have no reason to disbelieve you when you tell them to get their asses over to where they were supposed to have gone in the first place... Razz

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:29 pm

The original shuttle bus collection was arranged for Parakou.

Nobody has advised the Safari Camp of any change in circumstances so if the mugus want to be taken to camp to meet with their client, they will have top drag themselves back to Parakou as agreed.

Of course by the time they arrive there, they will have missed the shuttle bus and will have to wait until the following afternoon for the next service.... Very Happy

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:34 pm

Man, I would love to see this once they ask about the safari camp. Everyone staring at them strangely. Perfect.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:41 pm

Thank the heavens I wasnt drinking anything when I read that post. You do not owe me a keyboard but you will have to continue posting the journey of these idiots. Way to go clapping

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:41 pm

@Jojo...
I'm pretty sure that previous Lads have been wandering aimlessly around Natitangou asking the locals about the Simb4 Camp.
By now, the locals must think it really exists somewhere back in the Pendjari Park jungle. Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:44 pm

@Asiaguy - That is precisely why I always use the same collection points.
The camp is already well known by staff at Le Majestic in Parakou and at the Orisha in Cotonou... Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:49 pm

^^ It'd be funny to send some brochures to that hotel so they have some reading material while they're in their room waiting for the next shuttle.

And also, use Oxygen Deprived's suggestion and package them with crayons and a coloring book to occupy them. Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:52 pm

@ Simba

I hope soon you get a lad who can actually put the Entrance to SSC signs up @ the various locations. Maybe you should hold a contest to get a lad to erect the signs. Also SSC Shuttle Stop signs would be good.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 2:59 pm

@thefife...
Brilliant!!!
@Simba, does Le Majestic Hotel treat the Lads badly when they inquire about the SSC?
Do you think the hotel would mind if the Lads start to build a SSC shuttle stop in the parking lot while they await pick-up? Laughing

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:12 pm

Great bait Asiaguy and Simba Laughing

I love to hear about mugus who have initiative and safari themselves. Laughing

Your two lads have just busted the the famous frase
" Two heads work better than one " In this case maybe a third lad was needed to go the right direction

clapping

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:11 pm

These guys are a baiter's dream! Thanks for the entertainment so far asiaguy.
I've been doing some research. Tomorrow's predicted high in Parakou is 105 F / 41 C Twisted Evil

This is the 135 mile Natitingou-Parakou route (maps.live.com). They cross the whole damn country.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 4:50 pm

This safari is one of the funniest I've read in ages! Laughing

I love it that the idiots only have themselves to blame for their troubles.

Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 8:43 pm

What an excellent job you've done!

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The partner who is with me is very angry with me

That will make the journey back just that little more pleasant. One confused/disappionted mugu and another pissed off for the price of one!

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:37 am

Professor So And So wrote:

^^ It'd be funny to send some brochures to that hotel so they have some reading material while they're in their room waiting for the next shuttle.

Or a few of the brochures left around the lobby for the hotel staff to give the lads who keep turning up for it...

I love the exclusivity of the parks, keeps them terribly mysterious. Simba, ever thought of opening a park for real? You've painted such a great picture of a SSC I'd come, and as I don't 419, I suspect I'd be well treated too Smile

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:16 am

Hahahahaha! I LOVE a good safari bait! 23 hours on a hot bus..... to the wrong destination...Hahahahah! Thumbs up

Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 9:14 am

This just in...

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Respected Madam,
I am now in TATA SOMBA HOTEL in natitingou ,you can call me because i came with my car but due to the bad road leading over there i cannot pass direct to the hotel you are.you can reach hotel website as www.hoteltatasomba.com.
But i suggested you call me so we can discuss as i paid for one week there.
Thanks,
Bad0u.
tel:97386441

The roads are apparently messy so the Lads cannot make it to Parakou. Laughing

These guys are doing all the safari work themselves including a weeks worth of hotel bills.
I'm just going to leave them alone for awhile.... Rolling Eyes

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