Wake up at the first beam of sunlight. Today we went dragon hunting. Komodo Dragons! Reminiscences of dinosaurs. One bite and the bacteria in their saliva give you 24 hours before they eat you alive. Something that happened to our guide on Rinca Island (our first destination and kind of 'The Lost World') about 3 months ago while taking another tour group on a hike. That's how he made it on the list next to the visitor center where the Komodo dragon attacks are divided into 'Survived' and 'Dead On Site'. Accordingly our small band of bravehearts went into the jungle with mixed feelings. And it didn't help when we were told there are also deadly Green Tree Vipers and Cobra's to be found on this island. Apart from the venomous crabs in the ground (no joke)... Needless to say we didn't ask about any deadly spiders ;) But it was quite excillerating when we saw the first of about 8, including a Baby Dragon. They are pretty impressive creatures and so are their nests. We also encountered a dying one, his back broken by a buffalo 2 weeks! ago when the dragon attacked him. The buffalo didn't survive either because he was bitten and perished a few days after. A couple of hours later and after some lucky sightings we reach the base camp again. Back on the boat we left for "Pink Beach" on Komodo Island, about an hour from Rinca Island. There we did some excellent snorkeling around a reef seeing stingrays and clouds of colorful fishes before we reached our anchorage point for the night. What a day! :)
Aufwachen mit dem ersten Sonnenstrahl. Heute gehen wir Drachenjagen. Komodo Drachen! Die letzten der Dinosaurier. Ein Biss und die Bakterien in ihrem Speichel geben dir noch 24 Stunden bis sie dich zur Strecke bringen. Etwas, dass unserem Fuehrer vor 3 Monaten auf Rinca Island passierte, als er mit einer anderen Gruppe unterwegs war. So kam er auf die Liste neben dem Besucherzentrum, wo die Komodo Drachen Angriffe in 'Überlebt' und 'Tod vor Ort' unterteilt sind. Demzufolge ging unsere tapfere Truppe mit sehr gemischten Gefuehlen in den Dschungel. Und es alf auch nicht weiter, dass wir darueber aufgeklaert wurden, dass es neben den Drachen auch noch giftige Viper und Kobra's auf der Insel gibt. Neben den giftigen Krabben im Boden (kein Witz)...
Ich muss wohl kaum dazufuegen, dass wir lieber nicht nach giftigen Spinnen fragten ;) Aber es war ziemlich aufregend, als wir dann den ersten von etwa 8 Drachen zu Gesicht bekamen, inklusive einem Babydrachen. Das sind sehr eindrucksvolle Kreaturen. Und so sind ihre Nester!
Wir fanden auch einen Komodo im Sterben liegend. Seine Wirbelsaeule gebrochen von einem Bueffel vor 2 Wochen als der Drachen ihn angriff. Der Bueffel starb ein paar Tage spaeter an den folgen des Bisses.
Nach ein paar Stunden und mir viel Beobachtungsglueck kamen wir zurrueck ins Basis Camp. Mit dem Boot ging es dann weiter zum "Pink Beach" auf Komodo Island, wo wir an einem Riff beim Schnorcheln zahlreiche bunte Fische und Stachelrochen sahen bevor wir unseren Ankerplatz fuer die Nacht erreichten. Was fuer ein Tag! :)
Trekking through "The Lost World"
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Komodo National Park, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia
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