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Day 14: Jungle Trek

We began the hike at 9am, having split into two groups: the slow team who called themselves torutgas, and the tigers. The tigers took the harder route, while the tortugas took the easy route along the river.
With Zack

The hike was fun, a lot of fun. We went up hills, down valleys, crossed rivers etc.
Some parts were tough. I slipped and fell a couple of times, as did everyone else. We ended up crawling on all fours in some sections, because they were so steep. Because it was a rain forest, it was damp and wet in some sections, and therefore very slippery.

We had a break to catch our breaths and get some a fruit snacks. We had lunch at around 2pm. We got to our camp site at 4pm, tired and hungry. Luckily, tea and biscuits were on the ready. After the snacks, we had a dip in the water. It was cool and nice. I also learnt to skip rocks on the water. Afterwards, we changed into dry clothes, had dinner, and more tea and coffee. Then we played jungle games:
  • This is a cup, this is a cup, oooo cup
  • Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Whoop, Johnny, Whoop, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny, Johnny!

Termites nest



Let eat

Beautifully laid out snack
I went to bed at 9pm. The mats were very hard and it was difficult to fall asleep at first. Afterwards, I fell asleep, but kept waking up every couple of minutes when I needed to turn. The floor was very hard and uncomfortable, and I couldn’t wait for day.
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Location: Gunung Leuser National Park, Taman Nasional Gunung Leuser, Kabupaten Langkat, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia

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