Day 81: Jungle Trek – Day 3
Our final day in the jungle actually didn’t include any trekking, as we would be returning to the village of Bukit Lawang by tubing down the river. We had a very leisurely morning, during which time Leli and Chandra decided to give all the tourists jungle-makeovers. After a short walk to a waterfall for some swimming, we had our final jungle lunch and headed back to town, singing our favorite jungle song:
Jungle Trek (set to the tune of “Jingle Bells”)
Jungle trek, jungle trek, in Bukit Lawang!
See the monkeys, see the birds, see orangutan, hey!
Jungle trek, jungle trek, in Bukit Lawang!
See the monkeys, see the Mina – everybody run!
Our final campground – a much larger set-up, complete with a jungle toilet up a small hill. Igor and I couldn’t figure out if it was supposed to be a sit-down or squat, and we didn’t want to ask, because we had already used it. Let me put it this way, Lindsay didn’t sit on that thing – good thing she has good balance.
All our cloths hung out to dry from our sweaty, sweaty hike the day before
It’s a great morning when you get crepes for breakfast!
Leli and Chandra decide to play dress-up with Patrick, and turn him into a “jungle boy”
Leli getting very creative with the body paint
Lindsay is Leli’s next makeover project – he turns her into a cat!
Swimming in the waterfall, where Igor is crowned King of the Jungle!
Our final jungle lunch – with lots of FRUITS!
We saw several monitor lizards swimming across the river throughout the day
This isn’t us, but when it was our turn to head back, we packed up our stuff into waterproof garbage bags, strapped them on to a raft of inner tubes, hopped on board and headed downstream. It was about an hour long ride, hitting a few rapids along the way – definitely a great way to travel in the jungle
Final views of Gunung Leuser National Park
While our tube-ride back to Bukit Lawang was pleasantly sunny, a gentle rain started to come down as we headed back to our hotel. Just like the day before, it turned into a full-on downpour by dinnertime, this time preventing us from meeting up with Patrick & Jan for a farewell beer in the village. Instead, we had a quiet dinner at the Orangutan Hotel, and washed our dirty, dirty clothes in our room.
Desperately trying to dry our laundry using our ceiling fan in the jungle humidity
What a great 3-days in the jungle. I can’t believe all the wild life you guys saw and your guides were very creative….amazing.