Dinner in Bali and watching the sunset is the most beautiful experience. Food stalls are lined up on the beach, and tables and chairs are scattered across the beach, where guests sit and wait for the food to be served, as the sun slowly sets below the sea level, reflecting the golden color of the entire beach.

The barbecue is fueled by dried coconut shells, served with butter and garlic and a local curry sauce. When it gets dark, the waiter lights two candles for each table, and the candle lights on the beach are connected and dance happily with the sea breeze......

Wrap the pureed meat on a bamboo skewer for grilling. Served with Balinese sauces, the taste is mostly slightly sweet and slightly spicy. Depending on the meat, satay is also divided into different types such as chicken skewers and pork skewers.

The specialty is bean hair, a fermented food of beans. It is said to have been invented by the Javanese for hundreds of years. The soybeans are peeled and cooked, then inoculated with fungi and wrapped in banana leaves for 36-48 hours, resulting in a white or yellow cake.

Tempeh is a nutritious and healthy food, as famous as tofu and natto, and the locals simply change the folk proverb of "eating apples every day, doctors don't look for me" to eat tempeh every day, and be healthy for 100 years. The table is inseparable from the tempeh, both as a staple food and as a snack, according to the taste preferences, can be cooked different delicacies, into a universal ingredient and meat substitute.

The next day, take a boat in search of the world's largest reptile, the descendants of prehistoric giants that have survived for 200 million years......

Korrodo dragons!

The goods that will only appear in horror movies, with a big mouth and sharp teeth, are 3 or 4 meters long, weigh more than 200 pounds, and fall to the ground with a gentle sweep of the tail. You don't need to chew when you eat, just swallow it like a crocodile. Recipes are available for all kinds of animals, and occasionally eaten for a personal change of taste.

The scariest thing is that although it is large, it is not bulky, and it can even run up to 30 kilometers per hour. I don't need to lift my claws when I catch you, I spray saliva directly on you, and I will directly poison the vegetables.

Even the history of the discovery of the Komodo dragon is a living thriller: from the island of exiled criminals, to the creepy cannibal rumors, to the accidental confirmation by a low-flying pilot, to the first expedition to the nameless island......

All of this happened at the beginning of the last century, when volcanoes and earthquakes created an isolated environment that allowed humans to still have the privilege of witnessing this reptile of the same age as the dinosaurs.

Stepping on the morning light to go out to sea, the warm colors illuminate the night before waking up, and the mountains on the horizon are also golden. Sailing in the Sape Strait, the wind and waves are not large, and it is as smooth as being on flat ground, even if you are in the bow of the ship, you can make a deep view and see the beauty of the mountains under the dense air in the distance.

After nearly two hours of drifting on the sea, it actually became a little boring, and looking at the track of the turtle on Google Maps, I always felt that Komodo Island was still far away. The islands scattered across the sea pass by one by one, but most of them are so barren that there are only a few lonely trees, like the savanna mentioned in National Geographic.

The best thing to do in the face of boredom is to have a little fun, and suddenly find an island shaped like a turtle, with its head cocked across the route. As a result, when I got closer, I found that the so-called turtle was separated by two small islands far away, so what the eyes saw was actually only imagination in the subjective sense, but the objective existence was a completely different state.

If I was lucky, I encountered dolphins by chance, first three or two of them appeared in the field of vision, only to show only the pointed fins, and then I scanned the surroundings only to find that it was a large group of dolphins. The captain calmly turned off the ship's motors, and floated in the Indian Ocean, quietly watching the group of elves pass by us, occasionally poking their heads out, but until they completely disappeared from view, they did not jump up after all.

The big ship gradually approached the shore, and the sailor jumped down and skillfully tied the ropes. The long-awaited island of Komodo finally arrived after more than four hours of sailing.

Come to the Sanctuary, which is also the only remaining Komodo dragon in the world. There is no offense here, and even female compatriots are not allowed to enter the Komodo Reserve if they come to menstruation, this is not discrimination, but the Komodo dragon is very bloodthirsty, especially sensitive to the smell of blood, and the brain is a dinosaur-like vampire......

Johnson was a little worried that he wouldn't be able to see the real Komodo dragon along the way, but just as he was thinking, he was spotted by the guide, and it turned out to be under the trestle. The Komodo dragon that I saw for the first time didn't seem to be as terrifying as I imagined, and even had a cute expression, hiding in the shade, and had no intention of dealing with this group of uninvited guests.

That's when a dark-skinned, smiling young man appeared in front of us and motioned not to get too close to the Komodo Dragon. He is one of the keepers of the reserve, and the bamboo pole with forks in front of his hand is a special tool to protect visitors, although they have not really used it until the end, but it seems that it should probably be able to hold the neck of the Komodo dragon, and it is also said on the Internet that it poked the Komodo dragon in the eyes, which still sounds a little strange.

As soon as I left the service center, I found another one under the erected house, and I felt that the Komodo dragon was actually relatively close to the locals, and it seemed that they did not interfere with each other. However, it can be seen that this one is more alert than the previous one under the trestle, and its sharp claws grind back and forth on the ground.

At midday, the tropical forest is not as tangled as the rainforests of Southeast Asia, but it is still lush and surrounding, with constant sounds of birds, birds and the wind as it sweeps through the trees.

The first time I saw cotton growing on a big tree, it completely subverted the previous understanding of cotton, and the impression of cotton should not be similar to tea, which can be picked at your fingertips?

After a corner, the protagonist appears, this Komodo dragon in the wild state is slightly lean, looking at a group of uninvited guests, looking slightly ignorant. However, it can be seen that it is alert, poking its head around and looking around, the bulging blood vessels between its head and neck seem to explode at any time.

I have rolled my eyes a few times, my expression is terrifying, I don't know what it means, is it disdain for everyone, or is the alarm lifted, or is it brewing an attack......

There is a lot of wildlife in the reserve. For example, if you look up, you can see this white parrot, standing upright on a dry tree trunk, very similar to the rhythm of the Rio adventure.

The deer by the sea, gracefully strolling among the fairy trees, it is hard to imagine that not far from it hides the dangerous Komodo dragon.

The crows, pecking from the dense woods to the houses, chirped and made strange noises. The finale is still the Komodo Dragon, this one lives not far from the sea, and is the fourth one to be encountered on Komodo Island, which is obviously much stronger, lying on the ground, enjoying a lazy afternoon.

By the time we arrived at the Loh Buaya Nature Reserve on Rinca Island, it was actually close to evening, almost two hours later than expected. The boat sails in the deep harbor of Rinca Island, surrounded by rolling hills, and there is no end to the sea.

There are large mangrove forests growing at the entrance, and National Geographic often talks about this plant, because it is not only an indicator of the quality of the ecological environment, but also a coastal guardian against wind and waves.

Access to the reserve involves a long dirt road followed by a dry wetland boardwalk. The gate of the eerie reserve is built on the plank road, and there is a tall Komodo dragon statue standing next to it, this time it has changed the style of realism here, it looks a little cute, but the size looks much larger than it actually is.

There was a lone monkey in the wetland, who did not have any good temper when he saw our arrival, and as he moved his position, he let out a stern roar, probably also wary of his compatriots, a group of strangers from the island.

There was a sudden commotion in the middle of the conversation, and it turned out that a Komodo dragon passed by, and the speed of the transfer was as fast as the legend said, so that as soon as everyone took out their cameras, this guy was gone.

So everyone followed the security officer to find the way, and then found the goods, at this time it was an innocent expression, and the lightning speed just now was really scary.