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After a fascinating but hot and sweaty jungle walk we swam in the cool river. It had rained heavily overnight and the river was running high and fast. We played on the rocks and sat in the flow of water. In the calm where a little creek joined its mother, we swam and floated looking up into the canopy of trees on both sides reaching out to touch each other. When we finally tore ourselves away from the river we collected plastic rubbish as we made our way back. . . . . @ceres_global @permakulturkalimantan #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #wwoofingwithkids #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #localculture #traditionalculture #dayak #dayakkalimantan #dayakculture #jalanjalan #junglewalk #forestwalk #foodforest #river #swimming #creek #waterfall

Mama Fery making a walking stick for my daughter out of bamboo. . . . @ceres_global @permakulturkalimantan #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #wwoofingwithkids #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #localculture #traditionalculture #dayak #dayakkalimantan #dayakculture #jalanjalan #junglewalk #forestwalk #foodforest #bamboo #walkingstick #littleexplorer

We had the privilege of being introduced to Jayadi and Frederika’s (@permakulturkalimantan) dear friends who are Dayaks living in a few remote villages in Central Kalimantan. This is Mama Fery, who fed us, let us sleep in her home and took care of us in Mantuhe Village. She took us on a walk through the jungle they manage, showing us what’s good to eat, heal ailments, make and build with. . . . @ceres_global #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #wwoofingwithkids #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #localculture #traditionalculture #dayak #dayakkalimantan #dayakculture #jalanjalan #junglewalk #forestwalk #foodforest #peatmoss #rubbertree #bamboo #mushrooms

As we continued to “jalan-jalan”, meaning “to go for a walk for fun”, Ibu Suici and her son walked up behind us and struck up a conversation. They were on their way to collect freshly fallen durians in her eldest child’s food forest. She invited us to join her. So we gathered in her pondok (#hut) and savoured the #kingoffruits. The durian trees absolutely towered over us, their branches heavy with fruit. She had planted mountain rice, cassava, beans and many other edible crops in amongst each other in her kitchen garden between the trees and the house. Just like that. I couldn’t have planned it. It just unfolded because we got chatting. Jalan-jalan is never just jalan-jalan. . . . . @ceres_global @permakulturkalimantan #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #wwoofingwithkids #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #localculture #traditionalculture #dayak #dayakkalimantan #dayakculture #durian #duriantrees #foodforest #kitchengarden #ediblegarden #orchard #durianfeast #jalanjalan

We set off on Monday to immerse ourselves in a few remote Dayak villages in Central Kalimantan. After arriving at Mentuhe Village we went for a walk and happened upon Indu manually shredding rattan for weaving. The rattan is harvested from the secondary forest the Dayaks manage. It can take her a week to make a ranjung - a large basket with shoulder straps commonly used by the Dayaks. Jayadi explained that the process of weaving is very calming and the weavers pour their emotions into the patterns and crafts they make. Every pattern has a name and meaning. . . . . @ceres_global @permakulturkalimantan #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #wwoofingwithkids #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #localculture #traditionalculture #dayak #dayakkalimantan #dayakculture #weaving #basketweaving #handmade #rattan #rattanbags #rattanweaving #traditionalweaving

We traveled on Pak Yadi’s #klotok, a motorised narrow boat the #dayak people use for transport, around Kaja Island. It is one of the pre-release islands managed by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation’s team at Nyaru Menteng. Orangutans that have graduated #OrangutanJungleSchool or sufficiently recovered from their injuries and trauma are released onto these islands until a permanent home can be found for them somewhere deep in the forest where they can be fully #wild again. . . . . @ceres_global @bosfoundation @permakulturkalimantan #permakulturkalimantan #ceresglobal #ceresglobalindonesia #kalimantan #borneo #ceresglobalborneoregeneration #wwoofing #travelwithkids #travelingwithkids #orangutanconservation #conscioustravel #immersivetravel #experientialtravel #travel #centralkalimantan #savingorangutans #helporangutans #saveorangutans #orangutanadoption #socialisation #babyorangutans #orangutanbaby #orangutan #borneoorangutans #primate #pulaukaja

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