Thursday, August 6, 2009
Nanga Pinoh
We went into Nanga Pinoh a couple of days ago - it's about 50 minutes away, and the closest town to where we are (Manggalla is a tiny little village down the road, but there is nothing there apart from a few houses, soccer field and a little church). We got to Nanga Pinoh on the back of a truck, with about 30 other people. It was a bumpy ride and we all held on tight and tried to keep our balance as best we could! This is how the school kids get to school too!
The trip was definitely worth it though...we had ice-cream for the first time in what seems like forever! And we were also able to buy a few supplies for our long coach trip back to Pontianak (we leave tomorrow night). This time we think we'll actually get to go on the air-conditioned coach, but we'll believe it when we're sitting on it, and no sooner.
During our walk around town, we saw a monkey, porcupines and a sloth! Sadly, they were caged up - so not exactly the wildlife we were hoping to see in the jungles when we were over here. They sell monkeys here for about $150 - and we did entertain the thought of a pet monkey for a few seconds - but knowing that they kill the mothers to get them puts it into perspective.
We also went down to the river - what a site to behold...and the stench was unbelievable.
Our time here is almost up, and we'll be sad to leave. But we're also excited to start the next leg of our trip in Jakarta and see what God has in store for us there!
The trip was definitely worth it though...we had ice-cream for the first time in what seems like forever! And we were also able to buy a few supplies for our long coach trip back to Pontianak (we leave tomorrow night). This time we think we'll actually get to go on the air-conditioned coach, but we'll believe it when we're sitting on it, and no sooner.
During our walk around town, we saw a monkey, porcupines and a sloth! Sadly, they were caged up - so not exactly the wildlife we were hoping to see in the jungles when we were over here. They sell monkeys here for about $150 - and we did entertain the thought of a pet monkey for a few seconds - but knowing that they kill the mothers to get them puts it into perspective.
We also went down to the river - what a site to behold...and the stench was unbelievable.
Our time here is almost up, and we'll be sad to leave. But we're also excited to start the next leg of our trip in Jakarta and see what God has in store for us there!
