Well folks, I think this will definitely
be my last story on crocodiles, but then I thought the last one was too. On my
way to work every day I pass a craft market. This is an area where Gambians make and sell things for the tourist
trade. Someday I will take some pictures of the men at work. It is predominantly men that are producing
the items. I see some things in shops
run by women but I do not see them actually making the things. I will snap more pictures some day because
their process is pretty interesting, but I had to stop and take this picture
for this blog. I had seen no evidence of
this creature being carved, when suddenly one day there he was, in full glory,
the biggest crocodile I have seen in The Gambia. I resisted the urge to sit and
pet him but I did think he was pretty amazing. They do not use any power equipment for their carving -- hand tools only. If you could see the tools they
work with to do carving, you would be very impressed. I guess you can look forward to it as an
upcoming feature.
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