Piers and Lin du Pré bought their new Fleming 55 / 129, Play d'eau, in 2003.
A wide open mouth is a warning sign
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Don’t underestimate a Hippo
He pointed out a Hippo Run, a track that a Hippo uses. Woe betide anything that gets in the way of the run – it will suffer.
Continuing, he told us of someone who had left their Toyota Landcruiser across a Hippo Run in the Kruger game reserve. Three tons of Hippo charged and T-boned it at 30 miles an hour.
The Landcruiser buckled and wedged itself around the Hippo’s head.
Pah! Not a problem. Lifting its head complete with the one and a half ton Landcruiser, the Hippo trotted 150 metres to the side of its run and simply tossed the Landcruiser aside.
Respect!
Piers and Lin
Granny Mouse Country House, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa,
…on temporary leave of absence from
Play d’eau
Fleming 55
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