Telegraph<\/em> recently recounted a trip into the lair of the fire-breathing, man-eating lizard, the Kimodo Dragon<\/a>.<\/p>\nAt first glance, I thought this was one of those real <\/em>kind of adventures. Not so.\u00a0There wasn’t any fire breathing, nor any human prey. There really wasn’t any real adventure\u00a0outside of battling a\u00a0gin and tonic hangover. Although, I have to admit,\u00a0being face-to-face with the world’s largest lizard\u00a0would sure make me feel like Captain Jack Sparrow taming\u00a0newfound wilds.<\/p>\nDragon territory, on the Indonesian islands of Rinca and Komodo, are a part of a ten day sailing itinerary the article describes, from Bali through Komodo National Park. Although the area is known as a hot spot for diving with sharks and manta rays, the hikes through a dragon-infested rainforest, for some weird reason,\u00a0appeals to me. Just imagine . . . ten-foot-long, cannibalistic lizards live in trees, under porches, and in the sea. Yeah, the 4,000 of these living in the wild —\u00a0Could. Be. Anywhere.<\/p>\n
The epic\u00a0encounter went like this: “For a minute the dragons seemed docile. But then something disturbed the group. In a flash they rose up on haunches encased in folds of scales and darted forward at speed, their thick bodies switching from side to side in a manner that was alarming in something 10 feet long. Deep inside, some innate urge screamed ‘Run.'”<\/p>\n
And run they did. Our dragon slayer\u00a0ran right back to the comforts of the air conditioning, sun loungers, and well mixed\u00a0G-n-T’s \u00a0of the tour guide’s sailboat. It looks like taming the menacing Komodo Dragon will have to wait until the next “adventure” (read: luxury sail trip through Indonesia).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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