Monkey business

I have no idea how I could have forgotten one of the more interesting moments of yesterday’s visit to Shimla when I posted earlier.

To get to the main centre of Shimla we needed to park the vehicles that had driven us up the mountains and then take a couple of elevators up to the main part of town.

When we got out of the second lift and entered the road that led to the shopping area, I noticed a number of monkeys climbing over the top of a building. We had seen dozens of monkey’s by the side of the road on the way up but now was my opportunity to take a photo or two.

I spied a mother carrying her baby and thought it’d make a cute picture. I was standing several metres away aiming my camera when the mother saw me and made a nasty hissing sound before heading my way.

Before I knew it I had a monkey grabbing at my leg. They can certainly move fast but once that kind of adrenaline kicks in I can move pretty fast too. I took off very quickly and avoided any permanent damage.

You really haven’t lived until you’ve been attacked by a monkey.

Posted by Rodney Olsen