Saturday morning market at Bukit Lawang. Selling mostly chillies, brown sugar and fruits.
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These women have cornered the fruit market.
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Aftermath of the November 2003 flood, which killed 512 people and destoryed 90% Bukit Lawang
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Peter and Paul walk over the Sungai Bohorok to our guest house. This was the river that flooded.
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Carrol crosses the Bohorok River next to the National Park entrance.
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Thomas leaf monkey next to the river.
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Long tail Macaque looks to take off into the canopy
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The thick jungle trail to the orangutan viewing platform
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An orangutan surprises us on the trail.
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Upclose and personal
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With Sarah and Rune from Denmark, we were all very excited to see so many semi wild orangutans on our first visit
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A semi wild orangutan and baby our encountered on our first day of trekking
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This was our trail for 2 kilometers during the first day of our trek
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Paul gets ready for the strenous after lunch section of the trip.
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Over the next 3 days, the trail would be up and down and require us to use our hands to climb or descend these very steep trails.
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Peter searches for a sunlight to dry out his rain soaked clothes
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Sunlight finally penerates the dense north Sumarta rainforest
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One of the many "super sized" creatures of the rainforest.
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Our guide Sonny and King Peter whoop it up to the Jungle Book theme song
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Peter uses stealth to observe a troop of long tailed macaque monkeys
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Following 3 hours of non-stop rain, the moon makes a welcomed appearance.
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Dinner time with friends in the mighty jungle.
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Peter relaxes in style after a hard days trekking and a filling meal.
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Peter and Paul feed a "cheeky" monkey (long tail macaque), according to our UK friends.
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Peter, Paul and our brillant guide, Donny, say goodbyes after 3 days in the rainforest.
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