Last day on the klotok

Here we are heading back to kumai. Last night we camped by the bank of the Sekonyer River not far from Camp Leakey. It wasn't as cool as the previous evening but still very pleasant. Probably due to the rain we'd had during the afternoon.
It had started raining just before we arrived at Camp Leakey. Poured while we ate lunch & then drizzled the entire time we were walking through Camp Leakey.
Camp Leakey is very different to Tanjung T, mainly because at Camp Leakey there is the head quarters but also because there are many types of animals hanging around the head quarters. There were jungle pigs, macaque monkeys, a gibbon, a very friendly placid cat, and several orangutans.
However our time in Camp Leakey will always be remembered for our encounter with Siswi, one of the orangutans. She refused to let us up the path to see the feeding and as she is well known for her aggressive biting, we didn't force our way past. Adi ( our guide) too was nervous so we had to wait while he & Dheni coaxed her to move. She then craftily split our group up & then charged forcing Ann, Kyle & Sharon to go up one path who then eventually were forced to bush bash to join the rest of us again. Bybthe time we reached the feeding station, the orangutans were well into into the bananas and milk. It was also so cloudy that the light was much duller than the first stop. We did manage to film Citra talking about Ahmad which was great.
Our group slept as we did the previous night with Ann & Tom with us 3 on one klotok & the rest on the other klotok with the white fellas on the top deck & the indonesians on the bottom.
This morning we chose to return to Camp Leakey so that we could do some more filming in peace without hoards of tourists! Very quiet when we first arrived but eventually the animals appeared and it was awesome having the place to ourselves.
We also survived another encounter with Siswi and also filmed Citra talking about her!
We are now enjoying a long lazy ride back on the klotok back to Kumai but will stop at Tanjung Harapan for lunch and also for souvenir shopping. I am so hoping we see some bekanten on the way.
No sooner had i written that than we stopped to see a large troupe swinging in the trees by the banks, but because i am still writing, i used my camera to take photos rather than risk interfering with this blog! So will upload the best photo later unless we see another group along the way.

here we are on the klotok! Worried that we will soon be out of range, so am quickly uploading a photo just in case. We flew in to a warm welcoming committee of Bu Arfa & her family. We were driven toKumai by taxi & then all our luggage & us were loaded onto one klotok while Bu Arfa & entourage were out on the other one.

Surabaya Airport

After a very early start, we got to Denpasar airport way too early so sat down at a shop & had a mango jus while waiting for the others to arrive. Bec & I were worried about being slugged for excess luggage but thankfully all the luggage was put through together and then averaged out and no excess was charged. Out flight was quick and here we are at Surabaya airport deciding how to spend the 5 hours we have here while giving Kyle & Kelsey a chance to have something to eat so they can have their malaria tablets. I have a very wobbly stomach so am very disappointed that i won't be joining them exploring Surabaya and will stay here at the airport with Kate & Bec.

Dinner at warung murah

Get together for dinner!

Resting at Gloria Jeans Kuta

A flat white & a mango smoothy. Good to sit down for a while after doing a spot of shopping and while i regroup & think about all the jobs i have to do today ready for our trip tomorrow. Got an email from Bu Arfa this morning which says we will initially be in one klotok! Wonder what that will actually mean!

Legian, Su's Cottages

Here we are at Su's cottages & the girls finally have access to their room again after the lock fell apart last night after dinner! Yummy pawpaw for breaky with banana (pisang raja) & watermelon! We are heading off shortly- girls to waterbom & me to matahari. Off to investigate getting a sim for the ipad. Currently using a wireless card - rp15,000 ($1.50) for one hour.

Will this work????

Testing the iPad -can I take photos & upload easily??? Let's have a look!