My sister Trinity met me in Jakarta and we set off to the island in Indonesia that used to be called Borneo, now Kalimantan. Pretty much the main reason the toursists go there is to check out the orangutans.
Along with friends Kelly, and Curtis, who live in Jakarta, we boarded a boat for a 3 day 2 night trip along a small river up into monkey territory. The first night we saw long tailed maccau monkeys swinging in the trees. Super cool start, to go along with the feast of food that we got at each meal. Great Indonesian food done up by our chef, who alng with 3 crew and 1 guide made up the rest of the boat.
We slept under mosquito nets on the deck, nice and quiet with no one around. Awaking early for breakfast, we then went to the first feeding of the day. Twas a big success with about 10 orangutans coming out to see us and the food. Big Papa, the dominant male, came down the path and scared the others up in the trees and the tourists down the path. Made for some excitement, but was all safe. Pretty relaxed monkeys, semi-tame they say, but still a wild monkey in their territory.
The second feeding after lunch had orangutans chilling more in the trees, swinging around and showing off their size. Little babys exploring on the vines and doing things that probably warrant wearing a helment. Very cool, despite the fact that there were a lot more tourists there taking photos.
All in all, an amazing trip, with great photos that can be viewed here:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2059423&id=29301533&l=c49dc69019
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