ok so I was asked to tell my story of a rafting trip i did in crocodile country so I started this thread in case others want to contribute.
Mine is a long story but I will try and be brief. ...
There is going to be 4 chapters BEFORE, DAY 1, DAY 2 , and AFTER. I dont have a computer so doing this on my phone so patience grasshoppers.
BEFORE
After talking to my mate ian who was throwing the idea around about a boat trip from el questro station down the pentecost river to the gibb river road I got totally obsessed with the idea.My mate never actually went through with it but I was determined. I was sick of rock hopping my old gq into various parts of the River and sick of walking in 40 degree temps in search of big barra.
So the search for a suitable water craft began.first I looked at small flat bottom tinnies but they were ruled out due to possible difficulties going over rocks.
Second I looked at canoes but they were ruled out because they look like another crocodile and you know what crocodiles do to each other in the breading season.
So finally I decided on this(see below) as it didn't look like a croc and I thought I they would give us a wide berth. And it was cheap $50 odd bucks back then
So all I needed was someone to go with to make me feel better about my idea so I asked my mate Ben and unfortunately and surprisingly he said yeah why not so I was committed.
Next was when to go well after the wet was an obvious choice so early may was chosen as we new the river would still be up and the barra will be hungry and also the crocs unfortunately. ...
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Mine is a long story but I will try and be brief. ...
There is going to be 4 chapters BEFORE, DAY 1, DAY 2 , and AFTER. I dont have a computer so doing this on my phone so patience grasshoppers.
BEFORE
After talking to my mate ian who was throwing the idea around about a boat trip from el questro station down the pentecost river to the gibb river road I got totally obsessed with the idea.My mate never actually went through with it but I was determined. I was sick of rock hopping my old gq into various parts of the River and sick of walking in 40 degree temps in search of big barra.
So the search for a suitable water craft began.first I looked at small flat bottom tinnies but they were ruled out due to possible difficulties going over rocks.
Second I looked at canoes but they were ruled out because they look like another crocodile and you know what crocodiles do to each other in the breading season.
So finally I decided on this(see below) as it didn't look like a croc and I thought I they would give us a wide berth. And it was cheap $50 odd bucks back then
So all I needed was someone to go with to make me feel better about my idea so I asked my mate Ben and unfortunately and surprisingly he said yeah why not so I was committed.
Next was when to go well after the wet was an obvious choice so early may was chosen as we new the river would still be up and the barra will be hungry and also the crocs unfortunately. ...
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