Crocodiles

Sunday 21st June
It was a bit of a slow start to the day as we had no commitments or appointments and it was Sunday. After a lot of chatting to other travellers in the Caravan Park we finally got away at 11am and headed straight for the market for some more frozen mango and coconut minced into an ice cream like consistency. A quick exploration of the other end of Broome took us to town beach and many other nice spots. Broome has an odd layout, its spread out with a number of small centers in different areas. We did a little bit of coconut spotting on our drive through town and we even picked a coconut (see picture). Back at the Caravan Park it took quite a bit of effort to strip the outer part of the coconut away and get to the inner nut but we were rewarded with fresh coconut milk and the tasty coconut flesh.
After a late lunch we headed to Malcolm Douglas' Crocodile Park which is just around the corner from our caravan park. The feeding tour started at 3pm and a guide took us through the park and fed some of the crocodiles. This was a most interesting experience as the crocs in the park are mostly salties, a very large and rather vicious example of the species. These animals, which have been around for millions of years, in a pretty much unchanged form, instill fear into most people with their razor sharp teeth, huge body mass and those staring green eyes.
Although the highlight for the kids was the 50cm baby saltie which they were allowed to hold and pet (see picture), Alexander was pretty happy that he has seen Malcolm Douglas in the flesh. Malcolm's residence is at the back of the Crocodile Park and he happened to be out and about feeding the Kangaroos and some of the other animals. We also managed to see "Walkabout", Malcolm's boat from his movies, and Bundy, his dog, which is now getting on a bit and not quite as agile as we've seen in the movies.
Our travelling companions Ron and Vicki were also at the Croc Park and we went back to their caravan park for a site inspection before returning to our caravan for dinner and a shower before turning in early tonight so we are well rested for an early start tomorrow - our trip to Cape Leveque.