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I say without any fear of contradiction that the Black River Safari, which I have enjoyed with friends and family about four times and have always been fascinated by the sheer beauty of the surroundings, is Jamaica's most magnificent attraction.
For when you travel through the mangroves, some with roots shooting more than 30 feet into the air, see the birds nesting peacefully and the crocs sunning themselves at a safe distance, it really feels like a safari.
This attraction was developed by our own 'Crocodile Dundee' environmentalist, Charles Swaby, a gentleman who tells me he has been interacting with crocodiles since he was nine years old.
To me, and people like myself who have an inborn fear of reptiles (I suspect I was eaten by a reptile in my past life!), this gentleman would, of course, be a natural hero and is surely the only person on earth who could have inveigled me to touch a living croc, though small. For I remember the first time that I saw one about that same size was many years ago at the Swamp Safari in Trelawny, and I am here to tell you that even Usain Bolt can only dream about one day beating the record I set that day to get as far as possible from that little creature!
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For when you travel through the mangroves, some with roots shooting more than 30 feet into the air, see the birds nesting peacefully and the crocs sunning themselves at a safe distance, it really feels like a safari.
This attraction was developed by our own 'Crocodile Dundee' environmentalist, Charles Swaby, a gentleman who tells me he has been interacting with crocodiles since he was nine years old.
To me, and people like myself who have an inborn fear of reptiles (I suspect I was eaten by a reptile in my past life!), this gentleman would, of course, be a natural hero and is surely the only person on earth who could have inveigled me to touch a living croc, though small. For I remember the first time that I saw one about that same size was many years ago at the Swamp Safari in Trelawny, and I am here to tell you that even Usain Bolt can only dream about one day beating the record I set that day to get as far as possible from that little creature!
http://jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/2...rts/arts3.html
http://www.amazon.com/Tour-Jamaica-J...B00EJWCSHS/ref