Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Thursday, February 07, 2008
`Borneo - Evidence of Orang Utans in the Vicinity!
Half-eaten food discovered on the rain forest floor - orang utans are pretty messy eaters and don't usually eat every last scrap.
Nests in the treetops. They build a fresh nest every night.
Nests in the treetops. They build a fresh nest every night. Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Borneo - Long House Living
Communal living is an art which which we found particularly difficult on this occasion!
Borneo - Learning Local Skills
Amongst other things, we learned how to weave mats & baskets, how to help ourselves to a drink of water & make a whistle from the surrounding lush vegetation, how to catch fish & how to butcher a deer (these last 2 we just watched!).Monday, February 04, 2008
Borneo - Insect Life
Some very beautiful, some not so beautiful!
The top photo, though not the clearest image, had to be included because it´s a leech in action on Howard´s arm!! We were leeched on a regular basis - sometimes we felt it happening but at other times we only realised we´d been leeched when we noticed the blood soaked clothing (& we mean blood soaked - for little creatures they can do quite a bit of damage!!)
The top photo, though not the clearest image, had to be included because it´s a leech in action on Howard´s arm!! We were leeched on a regular basis - sometimes we felt it happening but at other times we only realised we´d been leeched when we noticed the blood soaked clothing (& we mean blood soaked - for little creatures they can do quite a bit of damage!!)
Borneo - River Travel
The only way to reach the Iban settlement was by boat - there are no roads into their area.
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