June 6th
Ok I had a seriously great day today! I woke up early and went quad biking through the bush. I had never ridden a quad so I didnt know what to expect. When I got to the quad bike trail head, the guide kept trying to explain how to start the bike, but between his broken English and my lack of knowledge about accelerators and peddles, it was quite a laughable situation! I did manage to get the bike started but I reved the acclerator too quickly and I lunged forward! At that point I realized just how dangerous the activity I was about to engage in really was (sorry mom!) !
Zimbabwe is on the other side of the river
The ride was amazing although I crashed directly into a tree at one point when I took a turn too wide! The guide ran back to check on me (well, at least I thought he did) but instead of asking me if I was ok, he yelled at me and told me that if I didnt stay on the trail I would drive into the Zambezi River later in the ride~! TIA!
After my ride I headed to Livingstone Crocodile Farm. OMFG! The crocodiles I saw were HUGE! One of the crocs (aptly named Godzilla) weighed 1000 kg’s – that is literally a TON!
Godzilla was a tad grumpy...
The croc guide kept jumping in the pens with the crocs and hitting them with sticks which INFURIATED the crocodiles. They kept hissing wildy and snapping. To be honest, it was one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. Steve Irwin is smiling down…
I guess 2 of the largest crocs were collected from the Maremba River (where I farm) and they were certified man-eaters!
This guy was nuts
