Crossing the ford

[macspud]

Even worse than crocodiles, coming into summer and the beach life, lots of people worry a lot about sharks.

 

Sharks on average kill 12 people per year world wide, people kill 100,012,920 sharks per year.

At 8,334,410 to 1 it's people sharks should worry about.

For a visual representation:

http://www.upworthy.com/heres-a-fact-about-sharks-and-humans-thatll-stay-with-you-every-hour-on-the-hour-today

[NZPeterG]

Sharks on average kill 12 people per year world wide, people kill 100,012,920 sharks per year.

At 8,334,410 to 1 it's people sharks should worry about.

For a visual representation:

http://www.upworthy.com/heres-a-fact-about-sharks-and-humans-thatll-stay-with-you-every-hour-on-the-hour-today

Hi,
Sharks are nice to eat too.
I was asked a number of times in the UK which Fish would I like with my Fish & Chips? I would said (like at home in New Zealand) Shark please! and they would just look at me odd? and ask again? and I said Shark please! then I would just asked for Lemon Fish! (which is Shark)
To be only asked again which Fish???
I always ended up having Sausage & Chips  

Pete (time to go and have some Fish & Chips)  

[Danneaux]

Sharks are nice to eat too.

Does it taste like chicken, Pete? Snake kinda does. Everything kinda does!

Maybe Il Padrone could eat the crocs while crossing the ford?

Best,

Dan. (...who thinks that may be a tad off-topic for Il Padrone-Pete's request for info on river crossings where crocs might be)

[NZPeterG]

Does it taste like chicken, Pete? Snake kinda does. Everything kinda does!

Maybe Il Padrone could eat the crocs while crossing the ford?

Best,

Dan. (...who thinks that may be a tad off-topic for Il Padrone-Pete's request for info on river crossings where crocs might be)

Hi Dan,
Yes but better!
I did reply about river crossing?

Pete

[in4]

I've eaten croc; much more agreeable that way round! Its not very flavoursome being frank and needs perking up a lot to mask the taste of muddy river. A mate of mine used to have a business doing all that tucker stuff for the tourist trade. Bush barbeques, that sort of thing. Best thing by far was the barramundi fish, with a bit of lemon. Oh and the roo steaks, they were pretty good eating too. Croc though? Thanks but no thanks!

[Andre Jute]

I've eaten croc; much more agreeable that way round! Its not very flavoursome being frank and needs perking up a lot to mask the taste of muddy river. A mate of mine used to have a business doing all that tucker stuff for the tourist trade. Bush barbeques, that sort of thing. Best thing by far was the barramundi fish, with a bit of lemon. Oh and the roo steaks, they were pretty good eating too. Croc though? Thanks but no thanks!

Cycle campers don't have to eat rubbish at McDonald's.

Croc eggs make a good omelette, you just have to keep the fellow who always expects you to fix his flats nearer the edge of the water than you to distract Mama Croc while you dig the eggs out of the sandbank. Better to dig up the eggs after you've crossed the river.

If you want ostrich egg, which makes a rich scramble, watch out for the six-inch forenail of Mama Ostrich. The tool of choice to separate that toenail from you is a thorn branch about six feet long, which you hold over her head to mesmerize her. She won't kick if she can't look down at her feet, for fear of kicking herself fatally instead of you.

If you're Down Under, Skippy makes good BBQ. I'd explain how to get a joey to volunteer by jumpingg into the roasting bag and rolling himself up oven-ready but I suspect there are some bleeding hearts here.

[NZPeterG]

Hi,
So True 

Pete 

[peter jenkins]

If you're Down Under, Skippy makes good BBQ. I'd explain how to get a joey to volunteer by jumpingg into the roasting bag and rolling himself up oven-ready but I suspect there are some bleeding hearts here

Hi Andre,

I would not have thought there'd be enough meat on a Joey, but feel free to let us know how to get one to "volunteer". I'm intrigued as always.

Regards,

pj

P.S. The crocs scored again on the weekend. This time a 12 year old swimming in Kakadu.

[Andre Jute]

I would not have thought there'd be enough meat on a Joey, but feel free to let us know how to get one to "volunteer". I'm intrigued as always.

Ever wondered how the people who look after orphan kangaroos put the joeys up, how they sleep? They just hold open a pillow-case near the floor, about kangaroo pouch height, and the joey jumps into it and rolls himself up, lying on his back, and goes to sleep. They they hang the pillowcases on the washing line with pegs.

[peter jenkins]

D'OH! Of course... I've seen it several times, both on TV and at wildlife parks.

I've tried roo a handful of times but never really warmed to it. It's supposed to be superior to lamb/beef/pork etc. in terms of having low cholesterol and fat content and being high in protein.

It doesn't seem to be marketed actively other than as pet food but perhaps the more traditional meat growers have sufficient clout to maintain the status quo?

Cheers,

pj

[peter jenkins]

This could be of interest:

http://safeshare.tv/w/KkkEFRtyiS

Cheers,

pj

[Slammin Sammy]

This could be of interest:

http://safeshare.tv/w/KkkEFRtyiS

Cheers,

pj

  Pay that one!

Very good, Peter!

[Danneaux]

Wowzers! 

Thanks for sharing this one, Peter!

Best,

Dan.

[Slammin Sammy]

When I first arrived in Australia 28 years ago, in between work stints (we were 3 weeks on, 1 week off), I took a side trip to Kakadu, and camped at a billabong near Jim Jim Falls. We took a flat-bottom tinnie (boat) out after dark, and spotlighted the crocs in the banks. There were dozens of them! Their eyes would shine red by the light of the torch, and it looked positively evil out there.

Needless to say, it was very difficult to get to sleep that night in a tent just meters from the water's edge. A pink-skinned English girl had a panic attack, so of course I did the right thing and tried to comfort her... Anyway, it helped keep my mind off the monsters lying meters away!

The guide was an idiot, and next morning dared us to have a swim. When no one took him up on it, he became quite surly and maintained that attitude for the rest of the trip. Mind you, he didn't get in himself! At Yellow Waters, back in the boat, he entertained himself by ramming juvenile crocs up against the bank, to impress the girls. One nearly jumped into the boat, and I very nearly killed him. Later on that day, I saw a heron get taken at the surface from very close range.

These places are magnificent, and well worth a visit. But please PLEASE exercise caution and mind the signs (which are far more prevalent these days), because these critters are far more abundant now than they were back then!

Slammin!

[Andre Jute]

http://safeshare.tv/w/KkkEFRtyiS

Thanks for that, Peter! Still laughing. Here's a novel by a chum that I edited; clicking the cover takes you to the description at iTunes. I was there, which is how I know about the taste of croc eggs.