Reo's progect go and see

I volunteered to be the type specimen but they said they already had a neanderthal.

There are a few hundred thousand illegal Aliens walking around Britain, perhaps they are in a parallel universe that is why they keep so well hidden. Talking of monsters, we had a few of those pop out here as well. Back to real life, we do not hear much about the Yeti of the of the Himalayas anymore, my bet is they have vanished and can be added to yet another extinction. My bet is the reason the Yeti became extinct, is there is no more pot smoking hippy Mountaineers climbing Everest anymore. I do not know what you guys smoke in the Canadian backwoods but it must be one hell of a weed to create such vivid hallucinations. A eight foot hairy two legged Ape.

I guess the World has got a bit dull and we all want the unobtainable.

Something I have noticed about the Bigfoot Research attempts is that in a given area there suddenly seem to be several sightings. Then one of these research teams comes in and sets up camera traps, game trail cameras, and they search for other evidence as they go hiking around the woods hoping to get a glimpse. So far I have not seen any conclusive proof of these creatures from these attempts. Another thing that strikes me as odd is that in the places where these creatures are reported, there are lots of deer and elk hunters. As far as I know, no-one has shot one yet and brought it to the scientific community to finally prove they exist. There may be explanations for all of this, but if they do exist, sooner or later someone should be able to get definitive proof. Can all of the people that say they have seen it be lying? I suppose it is possible, but I find it rather unlikely. I still have to wonder though when they say they had a crystal clear look at it from very close range, why they didn't get a clear photo or video. It seems that whenever they present this kind of evidence the photos are always out of focus, or what we are looking at is hard to identify.

Belize has its own version of Bigfoot – tata duende. Thought to date back to Maya experience in the forest – which spans a couple thousand years.

Two things worth noting from personal experience. We were once on a week-long excursion into the bush in Toledo District. We hired four Maya guides (and two of their horses) to get us into the bush – and to keep us alive for the week. One night, killing time around the fire, I asked about tata duende. Man – that killed the evening. Just total silence, and then our four guides slipped off into the darkness. There is no doubt that this is a subject that should not be raised miles from the nearest village, in the heart of the Mayan forest.

Second, I was in Cockscomb basin, by myself walking down the access road about 5 km from Maya Center – the nearest village. I could hear something in the bush behind me and to my right. I looked over, and there was definitely something there trailing me. When I looked, it spooked and I could see a line of shrubs shake as it moved quickly into the forest.

I’m telling you – if that isn’t definitive proof, then I don’t know what it would take to convince a doubter.

John


ps. I'll be back in the bush next week seeking further evidence of tata duende. If we almost get a photograph, find a clump of mysterious looking hair, smell something funky in the forest, or any other definitive evidence, I'll be sure to pass it along.

Possibly true. Although I'll tell you - over the years, our Maya guides have been seemingly fearless about the forest. Snakes are about the only thing that gets them excited - otherwise day or night, I have never seen them get rattled. These guys have been consistently "one with the bush". Although - not everyone is as comfortable as they are.

For example - we were staying in one of their huts once, when we commented about the huge scorpions running around at night. They told us to stay away from those - "because they make you cry". That was that - nothing more said. I assumed they spoke from experience.


Could it be that every culture needs a "bogyman" to keep their kids in line?

j

Almost forgot. I can definitely understand how a scorpion sting could "make you cry" as they put it. If I got stung by a deathstalker scorpion I would definitely cry and probably do some other things I won't mention too.....