While we have been away from Nalerigu, we got the chance to travel to a village up on the border of Ghana and Burkina Faso. They are famous for their crocodiles and we got the chance to get up close and personal with some. Yes, they were real. No, there were no cages or chains. We had to purchase a live chicken to use to lure them out of the water. What you can't tell from the picture is that there were at least 3 other crocodiles in the water just behind us that were trying to come up on the bank. The guide that was not taking the picture was throwing rocks into the water to keep them away. They said there were more than 200 crocs in the pond. I don't know if that is true, but the 3 or 4 we saw were enough.
Here's a video of when we were leaving the pond headed back to the truck. Sorry for the poor quality, but when you realize I was not using the zoom at all you will see how close the croc was. A little TOO close for my comfort!
Yes they were for real!
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