The
final day of our trip and time to continue back down the river to the
third feeding station. On the way we saw Proboscis monkeys again and
for the first time brilliantly coloured kingfishers and one lucky
spot, a large long eared owl flew in front of us and landed in a tree
to watch us go passed.
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| busy doing nothing |
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| my best side |
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| get outta my way! |
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| bananas or potatoes? |
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| young Proboscis monkey |
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| more monkey business |
Third
feeding station was similar to the first two. This time the main
male had prime spot keeping all the other apes away. It was
interesting to watch him peel the skin off the potatoes with his
teeth before eating it and using nimble fingers to fill his mouth
with four potatoes at a time. Their hair is pure chestnut and their
odour pure animal, or odouriferous. Wonderful creatures and this
visit has been a wonderful opportunity to spend time with them. It's
an artificial environment and you share encounters with thirty of
forty more tourists, not David Attenboroughesque peering through
bushes for a once in a lifetime glimpse but the whole experience is
worth and I'd recommend it to all. A large part of the fun is
living on the houseboat and having an excellent cook prepare our
meals and someone doing the washing up. That is a proper treat. One
thing would have been the cherry on top f the cake – a comfy
mattress and air conditioning! The mattresses were on the thin side
for our old backs although second night we begged two mattresses each
and it was more comfortable.
Coming
home was nice, all was well with Jackster, the fridge was still
running and my own shower and bed were most welcomed. All I have to
do now is set aside a couple of hours to edit all the photos.
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