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Article: A fortnight with the crocodiles; (1) LONG-HAUL HOLIDAYS (2) The Northern Territory is Australia's most remote and dangerous region. Visitors can come across deadly snakes, redback spiders and poisonous plants. This summer, Peter Hardy took his family there...
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- Daily Mail (London)
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- December 18, 2002
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Byline: PETER HARDY
CROCS? Course, there's crocs around,' said Snowy our guide as he squatted by the fire on the bank of the Katherine River and threw black tea into the bubbling billy can.
'They'll have seen us, even if we haven't seen them. But mostly they're Freshies, so no worries.' In the water, my two sons, aged 14 and 11, Max and Barney have abandoned the kayaks and canoes that brought us to this remote corner of Australia. Buoyed by lifejackets and laughter, they are playing human Pooh Sticks in the rapids.
Downstream, patches of mud and crushed grass show where giant reptiles have slithered into the river.
Meanwhile Isabella, ...