We waited in the guesthouse reception for a German couple who would be joining us for our 3 day trek. They were sleeping as their bus arrived at 2am. Whilst we were waiting we were issued with leech socks and we also took a trip to the small local shop with our guide to buy rubber 'jungle' shoes but unfortunately they didn't have our sizes.
As soon as our fellow trekkers arrived, we were off. We walked about 10 minutes along the road, before turning off into the jungle.After another hour of trekking, we reached our jungle camp.
Our porters had set up tents and a dining area. This was to be our base for the next 2 nights. After a short coffee break, our first stop was a refreshing swim in the waterfall before trekking to search for wild orangutans.
We were lucky. Our guide spotted a small male orangutan. He had seen us too and proceed to break off branches and throw them at us! We left him alone as he didn't seem to want company. We continued our search ... and spotted another orangutan. This time a large female with a younger orangutan just above her in the tree. We spent a long time watching them demolish so much fruit. We were sat watching from a fallen tree below and were showered constantly by the fruit they discarded. As the female orangutan turned away, she revealed a tiny baby clinging to her fur. Wow... what a great surprise!
We returned to camp very happy but the hot and humid jungle was tough. We took a swim in the river to cool down before dinner was served. We spent the night by the camp fire. We put up with the heat as the smoke kept the mosquitos at bay! We slept with the sounds of the jungle for company ...
As soon as our fellow trekkers arrived, we were off. We walked about 10 minutes along the road, before turning off into the jungle.After another hour of trekking, we reached our jungle camp.
Our porters had set up tents and a dining area. This was to be our base for the next 2 nights. After a short coffee break, our first stop was a refreshing swim in the waterfall before trekking to search for wild orangutans.
We were lucky. Our guide spotted a small male orangutan. He had seen us too and proceed to break off branches and throw them at us! We left him alone as he didn't seem to want company. We continued our search ... and spotted another orangutan. This time a large female with a younger orangutan just above her in the tree. We spent a long time watching them demolish so much fruit. We were sat watching from a fallen tree below and were showered constantly by the fruit they discarded. As the female orangutan turned away, she revealed a tiny baby clinging to her fur. Wow... what a great surprise!
We returned to camp very happy but the hot and humid jungle was tough. We took a swim in the river to cool down before dinner was served. We spent the night by the camp fire. We put up with the heat as the smoke kept the mosquitos at bay! We slept with the sounds of the jungle for company ...
