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Taming The Brutal Kimodo Dragon . . . Sort Of

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Serious adventures, I mean the utterly real, still exist. You may have to appear really challenging for them, but they are nevertheless out there. The  Telegraph lately recounted a trip into the lair of the fire-breathing, man-consuming lizard, the Kimodo Dragon. At initial glance, I imagined this was one particular of those real kind of adventures. Not so. There wasn’t any fire breathing, nor any human prey. There genuinely wasn’t any true adventure outside of battling a gin and tonic hangover. Even though, I have to admit, being face-to-encounter with the world’s largest lizard would sure make me feel like Captain Jack Sparrow taming newfound wilds. Dragon territory, on the Indonesian islands of Rinca and Komodo, are a part of a ten day sailing itinerary the posting describes, from Bali as a result of Komodo Nationwide Park. Even though the spot is known as a scorching spot for diving with sharks and manta rays, the hikes via a dragon-infested rainforest, for some weird explanati...