| | Dragon Quest: Komodo Dragons make an Exotic Indonesian Detour |
 | | I'd seen Komodo dragons occasionally in National Geographic or on the Discovery Channel, and I recall a vivid story from a children's encyclopedia about a dragon attacking a deer--its jaws were strong enough to break the deer's leg--but one tends to relegate that sort of thing to the stuff that legends are made of. |
| | My quest for dragons began in earnest in Bali, where I decided that I might as well commit myself to the week or so it would take to travel to dragon-land. |
| | On the wall was a poster containing information about Komodo dragons, including the illuminating comment that they are "as graceful as tree trunks." There was a crowd of people there so it was a bit of a struggle to find a good place to see the dragons. |
| www.frugalfun.com /komodo.html (3150 words) |
