Walking with Dragons

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The first stop on our Indonesian Cruise was Komodo Island. It has a small settlement of around 2000 people who make a living out of fishing, breeding goats or as craftsmen. We were part of an organised tour which took us around the island and close to the Komodo Dragons habitat. Actually we only saw two one was a baby and the other old and decrepit. Apparently these dragons are cannibals and eat their young and sometimes their eggs. My friend and I were at the end of the line and chatting to one of the guides who offered to carry our bags for us. We thought how kind he was to look after the 'old ladies', until we reached our destination and he wanted a tip. Because there is no need for cash on the island we weren't carrying any money so unfortunately he missed out. After the tour we were taken to Pink Beach and spent time snorkelling and admiring the marine life. It was a lovely end to the day.