Eaten by a Crocodile?

I've just been attending the annual Economic Development Australia meeting, which was this year in Darwin, and as a guest of that Association. I've had a wonderful time meeting people and exchanging ideas, but some of the side events were equally entertaining. On the first night we went to Crocosaurus Cove for the formal opening of the conference and, as part of the entertainment, the EDA's president was forced to enter the cage of death which was then lowered into a tank with an 80 year old and rather large crocodile. For the record, he survived, but the croc gave him a good looking over. I also had fun as I was handed a fishing rod to which pieces of chicken were attached and I then lowered my catch into a pit full of younger crocodiles. This was repeated 10 times after each meal was grabbed by the voracious beasts whose jaws are lightning fast! It was easily the most interesting conference opening I've ever attended.

Meet a friendly local.

Who has some barramundi pals. These fish are highly prized for eating ... a bit like salmon in Britain.

El Presidente opens the meeting before being hauled away for his ordeal.

Being lowered into the croc's pond.

Croc meets El Presidente

After all this we headed off to eat in a posh restaurant nearby. Croc steaks were not on the menu.

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