Beautiful views of the dam, especially when the rays of the Sun came through.
He too was relocated when the dam was built and the rest of his family live elsewhere while he stays here 6 days a week. 'How far is it to come from Australia? Is English, British and America nearby?'
and walked down to the boat and across the dam. Less than 24 hours but we had felt so far away it seemed so much longer.
We met Edward yesterday, another homestay provider and always up for a chat.
Google maps proved very helpful as I tried to explain that England was a part of Britain, and that these places were all very far from each other.
After I explored some peaceful tracks and even stumbled across some phone reception, I wandered back to our homestay for some delicious rice noodles and toast. After breakfast we packed up and said farewell to our hosts
With some before our next stop, we headed for a largish town for coffee. Without warning a migraine descended and I thought I would have to spend the rest of the day lying down. I was so thankful when it went away almost as quickly and I was able to drive on and see today's main attraction - semi-wild orangutans!
Rescued from being pets, they are rehabilitated and then released into a large protected area. Because the area is not large enough to support their massive feeding demands, everyday they are fed twice with various fruits and bamboo. First one of the juveniles emerged
and then Ritchie, the leader of the clan, came out.
It's impossible to put into words how majestic they are and how magical it was to see them. Two other orangutans (one juvenile know and one adult male contender) also came out but didn't stay as long. Extraordinary!
Finally we arrived at our second homestay, and what a change from last night! Our host grew up living in the lonouse next door but now lives in a modern brick and tile house next door.
After our welcome drinks of pineapple and rice wine, tea and pork buns, we were then presented with a very filling dinner.
Having such a fantastic adventure with Hamish and it seems like an age since I was back home. So it was nice to video call Danielle and Elijah, and Bruno and Ripley.
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