I spent part of my winter holiday in the rainforest of Kalimantan (Borneo). There I channeled my inner Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong and cruised down the jungle river for a few days to visit orangutans. During these visits I collected experiences that have since been strung into a necklace and placed inside a jewel box that now rests upon my dresser.
- Bathed exclusively from the river
- Trekked the jungle barefoot
- Ate a live termite
- Identified poisonous trees
- Learned to never make eye contact with a macaque
- Tried a jungle plant that tasted remarkably like rhubarb
- Walked among orangutans, wild boars and awkward monkeys with tubular noses (Proboscis)
- Enjoyed snake fish
- Was bitten by a fire ant
- And sucked upon by a leech
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| View from wooden tower |
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| Wild boar and Siswi, the orangutan |
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| Returning home |
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