Today we were invited to go watch crocodiles in a park outside of town in BAZOLE. I thought it would be great! Finally arrived I realised I’d left my wallet at home (crap) but Almina happily sorted me out. It was 1000 cfa /entrance (= ca 14 sek, €1,5, £1) which was also the price for “chicken” listed below “adult” and “child”. I didn’t get it. What chicken?? If you get hungry on the way? When I was explained that you need it to lure out the crocodiles, I felt stupid for not thinking of that and awkward, being a vegetarian and all. Very soon a very fake vegetarian. Well, too late to bail out and not wanting to be rude (that would probably just be worse) I watched the guide pick up a hen with taped feet and carrying it upside down as we started walking. We turned away from the road and the guide pointed at a little croco camouflaged in the grass. The guide hung the hen at the end of a wooden stick and banged it to the ground for it to scream and attract the crocodiles. (this is how it always happen in nature I repeated to myself). The crocodile was bored to death and couldn’t care less. It was so calm (or tired) you could even pat it! The guide thought we should sit on it too and showed us how to do it but I felt that that’s taking it a little too far for me. The poor hen was already almost dead when it was finally thrown to the younger and hungrier crocodiles in the bigger pond.
Azum krokodilbild! :D /Almina
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