...long story short: too much to explain in detail at the moment but... we caught a plane (bucket of aluminum bolts) with Karmele and Argito to Argito's family's home in Palanka Raya in central Kalimantan. Karmele met a neighbour who had his eye on a tract of land at the headwaters of a river about a 5 hours' drive from here. He's been looking for support to have it protected. We're going to go up and take a look at the area, by 4x4 and then, if all goes well and there aren't too many logs in the river, by boat. We will hopefully be able to travel up to a jungle lodge he has built there and overnight in the area. If the area is anything like he has said then it is chock full of wildlife, plants, it is primeval forest, untouched but endangered by encroaching development.
At any rate - though we were able to drop in to this internet cafe here there probably won't be much opportunity to blog in the next few days. There are so many stories to tell and pictures to upload but that will have to wait until we are back in Chiapus.
Sorry about the irregularity of blog entries. We will try and make up for it in the coming weeks!
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...how I came to be boarding a flight to Indonesia (Ethan Reitz)
I wrote a proposal to document I.A.R. Indonesia's work at the Rescue Center in Java. To my delight it was accepted. I've collected the Indy film maker's basic equipment, a Panasonic DVX100, good mics, tripod, a book and some great advice and we're flying to Jakarta on Saturday, the 24th of May. I'm very excited to interview the people involved in the project, to hear the opinions of local people, but most of all, to see the animals and how the project works at re-socializing and reintroducing them to the wild.
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