The first two rounds went smoothly, but when the divers got in for the third time they were out on shore in about five minutes, yelling and gesturing that we should come fetch them. As my understanding of the local dialects is rather poor, I had no idea what was going on. We picked them up and then I wondered why they were poking sticks into the water to retrieve their nets. It was Kedrick who almost bumped into the croc. He seems to have some affinity with them as it was he whose fin was nabbed by a croc a few years earlier.
Toby still keeps the fin in which the row of holes nicely demonstrates where the croc had bitten.
Isaac was very cool about the incident and started to circle the boat a few times, outboard at full power, over the spot where the crocodile had been seen. The divers thought differently and wanted to have lunch first, a request that was granted. Oscar, Kedrick and Lewis prepare to dive at Helembe. Upper right , Isaac and Kedrick sorting and counting fish. Photos by Ad Konings .