Cocodrilos

Last weekend we went to the Pacific coast to a small fishing village called Tarcoles. Aside from fishing, the local economy also includes the Tarcoles crocodile tour. The river that the tour is on is (I think) the second most densely populated river for crocodiles in the world. Crikey!

This is our group that came with us. The guy in the blue is Andres Aventura. That's not his real name, but we changed our names to Aventura and Aguacate (that means avacado) to distinguish between each other. Another fun fact, he said his dad looks like Tom Hanks sort of, and so does mine! What are the chances!?

This was our guide. A Tarcoles native, he is extremely knowledgeable in the biology and facts of crocodiles and birds. I wish I could remember his name, but the guy driving the boat is Luis. I remember his name because he is also the one who messed around with the crocodiles later on in the tour.

This was the first big fatty we saw. He was just chilling there soaking up some rays and we were able to get nice and close. The guide informed us that at 5.6 meters this guy weighs about 1900 pounds.

As I mentioned earlier, Luis has no fear. This is the biggest crocodile in the whole lake. They know that because crocodiles are very regional and usually hang out in the same spot, and these guys have been giving several tours a day for years. This guy is 6 meters and weighs over 2100 pounds. Also, crocodiles live to be 80-100 so they estimate this guy to be over 80 years old. For more excitement, I posted a video on youtube of this guy feeding the crocodile. It's insane.

I'm a pretty dangerous guy, I hold crocodile tails and stuff. No big deal.

The guide was a goofy guy and had a bunch of us come up to the microphone and say different things. We voted Kendra as "nicest girl" so he made her a little grasshopper out of a single leaf from a tree. I wish he would have taught me!