tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post6188274119283798601..comments2024-03-24T18:05:27.769+11:00Comments on Ian Fraser, talking naturally: Mount Kenya; wet forests in dry plainsIan Fraserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-83614097022203086752021-12-30T14:50:59.189+11:002021-12-30T14:50:59.189+11:00Hi Kath and good to hear from you as always. I'...Hi Kath and good to hear from you as always. I'm glad you enjoyed the post and thanks for taking the time to say so. I didn't know about Benuzzi, but must now try and find the book - many thanks for this too. Ian Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023900823785041354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-34611912243167980062021-12-28T20:37:25.611+11:002021-12-28T20:37:25.611+11:00PS: Kath Holtzapffel - forgot to give my name with...PS: Kath Holtzapffel - forgot to give my name with comment.Kath Hnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9025651162254792506.post-17258654143393628402021-12-28T20:35:08.976+11:002021-12-28T20:35:08.976+11:00I was fascinated to hear more about the Mt Kenya a...I was fascinated to hear more about the Mt Kenya area and the animal and bird life. I was given a book many years ago <br />'No Picnic on Mt Kenya' bu Felica Benuzzi, published in 1953. He was an Italian POW at a camp close to Mt Kenya and was one of a small group that assembled what equipment and food they could and escaped to climb the mountain. Their map was a jam tin label. They nearlyu got to the top, found their way back to camp and surrendered and only served 7 days of imprisonment as the VBritish Commander found their adventure rather sporting. Felice Benuzzi became Italian Consul in Brisbane after the war and I saw his name signed in a visitor book in a hut in the saddle of Mt Barney, one of the SE Qld peaks.He has some descriptions of the terrain, below the snow line especially, and of course the insects which attacked them. I must re-read it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com