It was interesting.
At first it looks like a normal 'barrage' as you see here more. A barrage is a small artificial lake to keep the rainwater in. At the end of the dry season these are empty and at the end of the raining season it is, depending on the barrage, between 2 and 4 meters deep. The water is at the disposal of the villagers.
So you arrive, pay a minimal fee per person, and a fee per chicken you want to sacrifice. You follow the guide over the dike to the feeding place. Here he puts the chicken on a stick to lure the crocodiles out of the water.
By now the crocodiles know the routine; they come and pretend to be going for the chicken, even if the chicken is right next to them they do not eat it.
At the end the chicken is taken of the stick and thrown to one of them, this is when they eat it. They eat a lot faster then we can eat, specially a chewy chicken. The chicken gets swallowed whole in one bite. It would not surprise me if the chicken is still alive when it reaches the stomach. We did feel sorry for the chicken, its life coming to an end in this way.
The most exiting bit was to crocodiles fighting, apparently a territory issue.
I only dared touching the croc after see the man beating his belly and Hazel touching it. But I did it!
It was a lovely day, and we came home just in time for a late lunch and just before the rain.
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