Talk about pushing your limits...the very first day in this country we went on a hike that required me to face my acrophobia demons. My trusty companion, MS2, stayed by my side and blocked the most paralizing views. Yesterday I had to face my gephyropobia demons. (Yep, strangely enough I have more than one annoying phobia.) If you had seen the suspension bridge -- high across the river, swaying in the breeze -- you might well have been sympathetic. Had I known about the bridge ahead of time I probably would have elected to forgo the hike altogether. But there I was, deep into the hike with the mother of all footbridges in front of me.
MS2 did exactly as I asked. She got right in front of me and baby-stepped across the bridge. We were about halfway across when one of our Bhutanese guides came running down the bridge to rescue MS2 (she was the one in front, after all) and also get us moving a little faster. Poor MS2 just couldn't take it. As the guide grabbed her bike and tried to take her hand she shouted, "NO! I'm not the one with the problem!" I, of course, did not say a word. Heh heh heh.
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Boy, now I've learned the technical term for "fear of bridges" - my vocabulary is being increased by this blog AND by my kindle dictionary!
ReplyDeleteSuspension bridges can be scary - even for those who don't share your bridge phobia! Wow, you got across!
Kudos to T3 - she's getting more aggressive! Maybe she'll beat me up when we get home.
Hope you're all having fun even though the guides aren't reading you folks too well.
I'm glad you made it safely across the bridge! Tanya saving you from bridges, and you saving Tanya from currency exchanges...a good team!
ReplyDeleteI have a poll about "gephyropobia". Just respond here.
ReplyDeleteWhen you read "gephyropobia", did you:
A) Know what it means.
B) Look it up.
C) Figure it out from the context.
D) Say "fuck it".
( I chose C)
Deletefor old times sake, C also.
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