Our week of trekking in the Borneo rain forest was wonderful in many ways & definitely an experience we would not have wanted to miss. We didn't actually spot any Orang Utans during any of our 4 treks into the heart of the jungle, but we did see evidence of their presence, mainly in the form of nests, tracks & the remains of their meals. The trekking was challenging but fantastically satisfying. We just loved being out in the forest.
We were privileged to get to know a community of Iban people (luckily their days as head hunters are long past!), staying in one of their traditional long houses. We were slightly surprised (& foolishly disappointed) to discover that the lifestyle of the Iban people is much more westernised than we had expected - their long boats are powered by outboard motors, they have electric generators installed & can therefore watch TV, DVDs & videos. We even had showers & toilets at our disposal. The really big disappointment, though, was the huge amount of alcohol that was drunk both by the younger members of the Iban tribe & by all the other British members of our group which threatened to completely ruin the whole experience for us. The noise went on late into the night & was inescapable in the shared accommodation - there was no privacy, nowhere to hide!
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