A close encounter with a wild Orangutang in Indonesia | Gunung Leuser | Vlog 164

I already said in yesterday‘s blog and vlog that we had to knot everything to the trees to avoid monkeys running away with it. It didn’t prove itself wrong. This morning, the monkeys found everything we didn’t tie up. Moreover, our camp was full of garbage everywhere as we didn’t tie up the garbage bin. An Orangutang even stole our pan as we left it on the fire yesterday. 

It is easy to say that nature took over the night. But, after breakfast and cleaning our camp, we were ready to explore the rest of the Gunung Leuser on day two of our rainforest trek. Exciting times are ahead!

The highest point in the Gunung Leuser

The main goal today was to make it up the mountain. It’s hot, and our guide warned us about a big climb. We are going up to the highest point in the Gunung Leuser. Or at least the highest point that is reachable within the time frame. That’s the first thing because, on our way back, we came along the living area of an Orangutang that was released from captivation.

The story isn’t the nicest, but it meant that the Orangotang was adapted to having humans nearby. The guide said we could even feed him if he were in a good mood, but that wasn’t the case. On the contrary, he grabbed the arm of our guide a couple of times without the willingness to release it.

Our sleeping place yesterday was already impressive. Well, today’s camp is even better. Our guide told us that he and his friends built a hut with views all over the valley many years ago. They use it exclusively for the tours that they organise. There was a big storm that night, and although the hut did not give us the best protection, the views were fantastic! Unfortunately, my camera could be better on the night and storm shots. Therefore, I couldn’t put that into the video. 

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