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Hello, Australian here. Yes, for 85% of the country, risk is small. Crocodiles are the only major danger, and they're isolated to the far north of the country

Hello, Australian here. Yes, for 85% of the country, risk is small. Crocodiles are the only major danger, and they're isolated to the far north of the country. But they are truly terrifying, in that they are silent and invisible in the water, intelligent, and capable of watching a human for days to learn their routine and plan an ambush.

AlbertCory 4y ago
I was in Cairns & a little north of there for a bit. Certainly never went all the way to Cape York. Although I did go on a kayaking expedition to Dunk Island, where there were only four 2-person kayaks, unusually high waves, and my boat-mate asked, "Are we going to sink?" Obviously we didn't. Of course this is all for laughs, but some HN'ers are incapable of that.
- worthless-trash 4y ago
  Fun Story time. I grew up in far north Queensland, the risk of crocodials are always one of those real but manageable risks in your life, I was very young and remember a family friend being taken by a large one (Search for Beryl Wruck in Daintree), I am very familiar with the risks, but risks are part of life in that area. I regularly spend time there and was canooing one of the fresh water creeks which lead into the river to the sea. I had done a few different creeks a few times to the mouth of the daintree river, this time my wife wanted to join, she wasnt keen to paddle. She took the first half (~18km) of the trip easy, barely paddling, we got to the main river where the water turned from fresh to brackish a smallish (3m) croc was sunning himself in the winter sun (crocs are more active in hotter months, so he was just chilling). Within seconds of pointing it out I no longer had to paddle, "mrs trash" was inspired to help with her part of the paddling. I know that many people here would be mad about taking risks, but its just part of life living in the country.
  - AlbertCory 4y ago
    That's what I found so amusing about Oz and NZ: all kinds of fun things you can do that can kill you.
worthless-trash 4y ago
Then they usually pick the smaller of the group, which is why you see more dogs taken than people.

AlbertCory 4y ago

I was in Cairns & a little north of there for a bit. Certainly never went all the way to Cape York. Although I did go on a kayaking expedition to Dunk Island, where there were only four 2-person kayaks, unusually high waves, and my boat-mate asked, "Are we going to sink?" Obviously we didn't. Of course this is all for laughs, but some HN'ers are incapable of that.

worthless-trash 4y ago
Fun Story time. I grew up in far north Queensland, the risk of crocodials are always one of those real but manageable risks in your life, I was very young and remember a family friend being taken by a large one (Search for Beryl Wruck in Daintree), I am very familiar with the risks, but risks are part of life in that area. I regularly spend time there and was canooing one of the fresh water creeks which lead into the river to the sea. I had done a few different creeks a few times to the mouth of the daintree river, this time my wife wanted to join, she wasnt keen to paddle. She took the first half (~18km) of the trip easy, barely paddling, we got to the main river where the water turned from fresh to brackish a smallish (3m) croc was sunning himself in the winter sun (crocs are more active in hotter months, so he was just chilling). Within seconds of pointing it out I no longer had to paddle, "mrs trash" was inspired to help with her part of the paddling. I know that many people here would be mad about taking risks, but its just part of life living in the country.
- AlbertCory 4y ago
  That's what I found so amusing about Oz and NZ: all kinds of fun things you can do that can kill you.

worthless-trash 4y ago

Then they usually pick the smaller of the group, which is why you see more dogs taken than people.