So after a late start as our illustrious tour guide spent an hour in the bank we left only to visit two more banks before we left kuching. Stopped at Serian for fruit buying and some more banks but after that we gave up on bank visits - we were so disappointed - the free tour of borneos banks was really interesting !
Anyway, then it was lunch followed by a last hour in our minivans before transferring to our longboats to the long house.
A cooling dip in the river was followed by dinner , a rice wine ceremony, gift giving ,dancing and consumption of the most important gift we bought - roasted pigs head.
Fortunately they kindly chopped it up and cooked it, so none of us spent too long working out which bit we had.
Strangely emma didn't have any but she did have to travel in the minibus with it when it was raw - bit whiffy apparently - tasted good though.
Good nights sleep - chickens not too noisy but a cockerel apparently tried to attack jack on his way to the loo!
Chilling out in the longhouse at the moment, right next to a guy making one of those wooden tribal masks! Cool.
2 comments:
Hi there.
Postcards arrived today. So what did the tribe think of Vicky's hair then? Did they wonder if she'd escaped from the orang utan enclosure?????
Anyway, we are now counting down to your return to Reading, and wondering if Vicky's going to be as high as a kite or just totally done in.
So looking forward to your return
lots of love
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hahaha well banking seems an unexpected type of tour by the iban. and roast pig head, waht a delicacy, will ahve to see if we cna get some for you all when you get home.
missing you loads viki, can't wait to see you! xxx xxx
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