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Folie a Deux - tracks of a killer



we have heard time and time again about the sharks, the box jelly fish, poisonous snakes, even the female platypus is venomous.

We have been told the crocodile dundee scene where it leaps out of the water is accurate (they can move 2/3 of their entire body length in a split second). We have also noticed that most of the dingys here are metal, not inflatable like ours. Even so we have held all of this hearsay with that "healthy" American skepticism.

But this afternoon, our "healthy" American skepticism was given a nice slap in the face. We stopped at a small group of islands in Australia's great barrier reef today. Our secluded anchorage at Macarthur Island was perfect, out of the swell of the channel waves, a days pleasant sail to our next destination, and a great chance to beach-comb. We sped in over a beautiful reef, pulled the dingy up on the beach with a sign declaring it park land. Turns out we can not fish , shoot, burn fires....and that it was a popular crocodile hangout spot. Brian set the anchor as Lucy and i pulled the dingy up a bit...the tide was coming in. Tracey grabbed a dingy oar. We had been told that you can hit the paddle on the water to find out if a crocodile is there, it is supposed to respond territorially ....i think that means attacking the paddle slapper,but honestly it was our only means of defense, a much better idea than my pocket knife. so I guess we'll just have to go without swimming (sigh).

Then we saw three sets of fresh tracks, fresh since the last tide....that put things in a bit of a different perspective for me. I probably don't need to tell you that they are dangerous, but just in case you didn't know THEY ARE, so if you ever see one you should run, in a serpentine fashion I might add since they have what's called tunnel vision, meaning they can only see straight in front of them, you'll probably get eaten anyway, but it's always worth a try right?

love you guys, the ramsey crew of folie a deux

photos to follow

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