We picked up the camper and our first stop was the supermarket to get some supplies then we take the wrong road and end up driving up into the mountains on a windy 1 in 10 road - a few heart stopping moments as I'd only been driving this for about 10 min before we take this detour - thanks Coral!!
We stay at a camp site and go to the croc farm today - a chance to see these -
Aaaaahhhhhh...... There're so cuuuute
And so are these - but in a different way..
Yikes!!! These are salt water and fresh water crocs - they do swim in the sea and are quite numerous this time of year - so I don't think I'll risk it - I had a swim yesterday between the safety net and it was like a luke warm bath - not a great experience but I've swum in two oceans in the last 4 days - temperature wise at opposite ends of the spectrum.
More crocs - this is the big one - about 5m - no one knows how long crocs live - the original one at this place died 10 years ago and had been at the farm from 1935 - they reckon he was about 100 years old - their teeth eventually drop out so in the wild they would not live this long - but in captivity they are fed and have health insurance so they live much longer.
The keeper almost misjudged this one - a near miss!
We are staying at an RV spot tonight - it gets dark here before 7.00 so it's prudent to off the road by then and parked up so you are not arguing with each other in the cab.
I was expecting a picture of you doing your best Roger Moore in Live and Let Live running across the backs of the crocs........!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteoops ..... I meant Live and Let Die..................
ReplyDeleteI fancied having a go at that but Coral wouldn't let me - our travel insurance specifically excludes croc skippin'
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