Crocs and Termites
Another quick post:
Sunday: Katy drove us to Fogg Dam wetlands where we hoped to see some crocs but didn’t.. Saw a lot of birds though, it looked like some scene from Discovery Channel. Stopped off in Humtpy Doo, another Bogin town which are actually fun to go to. That night, went to the night Markets in Mindil Beach which are huge and packed with people. Everyone sits on the sand and watches the sunset and people started clapping when it went all the way down, which we thought was kind of funny.
Monday: Hung out at the beach, then snuck into the theater again to see Ice Age 3.
Tuesday, the big tour day: Got up early and got on the tour bus to see jumping crocodiles. These things are massive, upwards to 16ft long and they launch themselves out of the water to catch the bait the guys are dangling out for them. There was one that had all these scars on him, cause he got in a fight with another croc. They’re cannibals and will actually eat each other if need be to protect their territory.
We went from there to a beautiful swimming hole with a waterfall called Florence Falls. We jumped off some rocks and climbed the side of the cliff to find a plunge pool which acted as sort of a spa in the side of the cliff. Met these irish blokes who were loads of fun to hang out with.
Next, went to Rock Springs where we did more swimming and jumping off rocks. Then on to see the giant termite mounds. There arte two types: cathedral and magnetic. Cathedral termites make large mounds with pipes going through them and whenever it gets too hot, they’ll open the tops of the pipes to let the hoit air out and keep the nest cool. The magnetic termites have built their mounds like tombstones, the broadsides facing the rise and set of the sun. They’re called magnetic cause the mounds always point north. This is so the heat from the sun is spread over the broad sides of the mound and the next doesn’t heat up too much.
Okay, going out now, see yall soon.