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But the u—turn works well. these are one—way bog shoes. yes, only forward. 0k! bog shoes are a bit like snowshoes, and our crew soon discovers the importance of wearing them. there is a lot, yeah? theres a lot. jordan has just emptied about a litre of water out of his boot. and that is why you wear bog shoes. so what is all this made up of? because it feels like were walking on a big sponge. it is mostly made of the moss. more specifically, sphagnum moss. so this is the plant here. 0k!

Record was 38 so this is more water than we have seen in the history, recorded history of the arkansas river. the biggest concern right now is east of the area i represent in the portsmouth van buren area it is in the yale county areas, those familiar with that area, i spoke to the polk county judge, he said they walked 250 feet of levee in the polk county area and it is nothing but a big sponge. this river is carrying a lot of water for a sustained time and the damage and pressure on our levee ...

Whos missing steak here? sir, you got it? who needs steak? i feel all crocodile dundee. >> man: beautiful. >> anthony: so all that paddling, how bad am i gonna hurt tomorrow? >> man: ooooh. >> anthony: oh, i dont like the sound of that. >> man: can i tell you, i got the -- >> anthony: that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi. its whats ...

Corn, sir? whos missing steak here? sir, you got it? who needs steak? i feel all crocodile dundee. >> man: beautiful. >> anthony: so all that paddling, how bad am i gonna hurt tomorrow? >> man: ooooh. >> anthony: oh, i dont like the sound of that. >> man: can i tell you, i got the -- >> anthony: that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi....

Corn, sir? whos missing steak here? sir, you got it? who needs steak? i feel all crocodile dundee. >> man: beautiful. >> anthony: so all that paddling, how bad am i gonna hurt tomorrow? >> man: ooooh. >> anthony: oh, i dont like the sound of that. >> man: can i tell you, i got the -- >> anthony: that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi....

♪ >> the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi. its whats called an alluvial flood plain of about 7,000 square miles, or almost 4.5 million acres. this area used to look very different. massive wild old wood forests and swamps. after the passage of the cheerful-sounding native removal act of 1830, the delta became open for settlement by any white people crazy enough, hardy enough, determined enough or just plain mean and greedy enough, to come h...

>> anthony: oh, i dont like the sound of that. >> man: can i tell you, i got the -- >> anthony: that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi. its whats called an alluvial floodplain of about 7,000 square miles or almost 4.5 million acres. this area used to look very different. massive, wild, old wood forests and swamps. after the passage of...

Oh, looking good. i dont want to say im good, but im good. all right. pork, sir? whos missed a steak here? >> yes, sir. >> need that? who needs steak? i feel all crocodile dundee. beautiful. so all that paddling, how bad am i going to hurt tomorrow? oh, i dont like the sound of that! that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. ♪ >> the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi. its ...

Who needs steak? i feel all crocodile dundee. ♪ beautiful. so all that paddling, how bad am i going to hurt tomorrow? oh, i dont like the sound of that! that hesitation, not a good sign. those tenderloins are nice. good stuff. man, we have mastered the wild today. ♪ ♪ >> the mississippi delta is a big sponge that stretches between the yazoo and the mississippi. its whats called an alluvial flood plain of about 7,000 square miles, or almost 4.5 million acres.

>> reporter: under these fields in the south of england, oil prospectors think they struck black gold. the limestone could hold tens of billions of barrels of oil, an amount that could dwarf anything the uk has produced ever before. >> its like a big sponge 1,500 feet thick with vast amounts of oil in it with three big limestones that you can suck the oil out. is a great find. so you bring it into proper production but this will be a very key part of the strategic energy resource. >> that could ...