漂流者 30

It was time to move on

70 miles to the east,

they reached the island of Liapari in the central Solomons

Once more, they were regaled by stories of giant crocodiles

But there were words of warning

Unnerved by tales of man-eating crocs,

Mark and Wade headed off in search of the crocodile lake

On the way, they passed some sinister sights

A skull shrine - evidence of the island's head-hunting past

Reaching the lake, Wade and Mark edged as close as they dared

Would they see any of these legendary crocs?

That afternoon,

Wade got his first shot of a modestly sized, two-metre crocodile

Despite camping out for three days, they failed to spot anything larger

Whatever big crocs were out there did not materialise

It was beginning to feel like a wild croc chase,

but they decided to push on to new islands

A hundred miles east, they dropped anchor in Marovo Lagoon

Wade explored the maze of mangroves - prime crocodile country

They called in at the local village

to ask their advice on where to stake out

discovering worrying signs of big crocodiles at large