{"id":512,"date":"2013-02-23T22:08:58","date_gmt":"2013-02-23T14:08:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.joel.net.au\/?p=512"},"modified":"2026-10-23T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:00:00","slug":"canoeing-with-crocodiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/day.lat\/lon\/2013\/02\/23\/canoeing-with-crocodiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Canoeing with Crocodiles"},"content":{"rendered":"

On my last morning near Chitwan National Park, my hotel had me up extra early for a sunrise dugout-canoe cruise on a crocodile-infested river. How charming! Actually, it was incredibly beautiful, and we passed about 5-6 crocodiles along the way, lurking just below the surface or sunning themselves along the banks. Yes, they were dangerous, but no tourists have ever been bitten. We also saw quite a few deer down by the river for an early-morning drink. It wasn’t hard work. We just sat there while a man with a pole, Venice-style, guided our boat down the river’s proper channels. <\/p>\n

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Arranging the Deck Chairs on the Titanic, or at least a Traditional Dugout Canoe on the Ladhari River \u2013 Near Chitwan National Park, Nepal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traditional Dugout Canoe on the Ladhari River \u2013 Near Chitwan National Park, Nepal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Traditional Dugout Canoe on the Ladhari River \u2013 Near Chitwan National Park, Nepal<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Canoeing with Crocodiles Safari<\/strong>
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Map of the route \u201cCanoeing with Crocodiles\u201d: 5,629 m, 30 m of climbing and 37 m of descent, elevation between 238 m and 248 m, time 02:07:31. It starts at 27.59464, 84.48093 and ends at 27.58347, 84.46653 (latitude, longitude).<\/p>