Tortoise rescue!

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MARKB

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hello all

be away for a while have i missed much?

Just got back from Marrakesh - groovy place. Pacha is amazing.

Climbed some mountains, ate lambs brains (vile) and haggled in the souks- I would recommend it as a place to go to anyone - except sheep lovers...

Shopping in the souks we came across a old place that sold herbs and potions and it had a big cage full of tortoises inside, loads of them all crushed together.

So we bought this tiny one and smuggled it home through four airports(Agadir casablanca heathrow local) in our hand luggage to give it a better life at our house (felt like Angelina Jolie). I was going to stick it up my arse and if i got searched i would have said "sorry mate, turtle's head"

Decided to do some research to see what species it was, well it only turns out to be an African species that grows to 100 lbs and lives til 150.
:lol: - not the blue peter thingy i anticipated! 8)
 
MARKB said:
in our hand luggage to give it a better life at our house (felt like Angelina Jolie).
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I bet you did, but the missus said "no, just the tortoise!" right?[/b]
 
MARKB said:
hello all

be away for a while have i missed much?

Just got back from Marrakesh - groovy place. Pacha is amazing.

Climbed some mountains, ate lambs brains (vile) and haggled in the souks- I would recommend it as a place to go to anyone - except sheep lovers...

Shopping in the souks we came across a old place that sold herbs and potions and it had a big cage full of tortoises inside, loads of them all crushed together.

So we bought this tiny one and smuggled it home through four airports(Agadir casablanca heathrow local) in our hand luggage to give it a better life at our house (felt like Angelina Jolie). I was going to stick it up my arse and if i got searched i would have said "sorry mate, turtle's head"

Decided to do some research to see what species it was, well it only turns out to be an African species that grows to 100 lbs and lives til 150.
:lol: - not the blue peter thingy i anticipated! 8)
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Woo Well done you for liberating Shelly the tortoise..... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
How did you manage to smuggle it through customs?, didnt they do the xray thing with your hand luggage?? or did you sing a little song like Stewie in Family guy to put them off?? :D
 
We placed it in a ciggie box for the hand luggage check inside my missus jewellery bag. then transferred it in the toilets into a larger box to carry on the plain with lettuce and tomatoes in it.

But my missus nearly blew it by getting the tortoise out when we on the plane (fnarr fnarr).

WE call him / her "Souky" - as we bought her freedom in the souks. :P
 
MARKB said:
I was going to stick it up my arse and if i got searched i would have said "sorry mate, turtle's head"
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Haha, how many times have you told this story and that gag?
 
x-amount said:
MARKB said:
I was going to stick it up my arse and if i got searched i would have said "sorry mate, turtle's head"
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Haha, how many times have you told this story and that gag?
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Hahaha - bang to rights -I fcking love saying it though.... :P
 
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