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Rafting on Sg Nenggiri, 31-10 until 2-11
The Nenggiri trip, organised by John Chong (MNS Nature Guides) started Thursday evening 30-10, with a supper in Raub. We arrived around 1 am in Gua Musang, where we found (very basic) accommodation in the GEC.

The next morning we met the guides of the Sahabat Sungai Nenggiri (SSN) who would accompany us the next three days. Rafts, luggage and our good selves were loaded into a lorry, that took us to Kuala Betis, where we started our trip.

In the beginning it was easy paddling, later we encountered several rapids, but they were not really difficult. Of course we got wet, very wet...:-)

Our first stop was at Gua Cha. Excavations have shown that this cave was inhabited already in prehistoric times. After lunch, we continued our rafting and after a few hours we arrived at the conlfuence of the Jenera river and the Nenggiri, where our camp was located on the river bank.

Everything was well organised, in the kitchen they were already preparing our dinner. After a long day, everybody went to bed early.

The following morning, after breakfast, we embarked again, and very soon we reached the Sg Loh tributary with a nice waterfall, where most of us could not resist the temptation of a bath.
The next stretch of the river had many rapids, which was big fun. In the afternoon we reached the Orang Asli kampung of Pos Pulat, where we received a hearty welcome. The afternoon was free, the weather was perfect, we could dry our clothes and got a demonstration how to tap rubber.

That evening we had a BBQ, followed by a show of dance and music, of course we had to take part in the dancing...:-)

The last day we continued our river journey, passing impressive limestone cliffs. One of them contained another cave, Gua Pintu. We had to crawl through a narrrow passage, with many bats, to reach the top chamber of the cave, from where we had a spectacular view of the river deep below.

From this cave it was about 4 km to the end point at Kg Star, and the suggestion was made that we could do this part using body-rafting. First many of us hesitated a bit, but finally almost everybody plunged in the fast-flowing stream. It was sheer joy!

From here the lorry took us back to Gua Musang, where we had snacks and drinks before we drove back to KL.

A memorable trip!





Meeting the group in Raub
 

In a good mood
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Preparing for the night in Gua Musang
 

Next day morning
 

The GEC center in Gua Musang
 

Waiting for transport to the jetty
 

The lorry has arrived
 

Uploading our barang
 

Done
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The food arrives
 

Having breakfast
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Uploading us..:-)
 

Almost like cattle transport..:-)
 

Arrival in Kuala Betis
 

Male papaya flowers
 

The Nenggiri river
 

Preparing the rafts
 

Inflating the rafts
 

Ladies posing and men working..:-)
 

Barang protection
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Preparations complete
 

Briefing
 

Introducing our guides
 

Safety instruction
 

Ready for departure
 

And there we go
 

Easy going
 

Rapids, here we come!
 

Our expert skipper
 

First stop at Gua Cha
 

Gua Cha signboard
 

But first there is food
 

The youngest participants
 

Gua Cha cliff
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The cave and me
 

The single-leaf plant
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And rafting again
 

Our police escort
 

Arrival at Kuala Jenera
 

The Jenera camp
 

Bathing fun
 

Dinner
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The next morning
 

Breakfast
 

The rafts waiting for us
 

Preparing to leave
 

One for the album
 

Camp has been dismantled
 

Just a nice flower
 

Group picture at Jenera
 

Embarking
 

Limestone cliffs
 

Stalactites
 

Peaceful rafting
 

The Sg Loh tributary
 

Sg Loh waterfall
 

Taking a bath
 

Fun at the fall
 

Our raftmaster
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Nice foliage
 

Rapids
 

More rapids
 

Tualang tree
 

The jetty at Pos Pulat
 

A friendly welcome
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Refreshing kelapa muda
 

A nice aboriginal(?) couple
 

Our camp at Pos Pulat
 

Hungry
 

A multiracial picture..:-)
 

Stung by a bug..:-(
 

Relaxed afternoon
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Time to do the laundry
 

Explaining rubber tapping
 

This is how to do it
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I have to try myself
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For John it is no problem
 

What are the kids doing?
 

Watching TV!
 

Preparing tapioca
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Orang Asli kids
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Fascinated by the camera
 

What a perfect smile!
 

Pos Pulat
 

Waiting for food
 

Preparing the BBQ
 

Dinner is ready
 

Dancing is next
 

With music of course
 

Notice the small boy
 

Dancer
 

Another one
 

Everybody was dancing
 

Sometimes in ecstasy :-)
 

Sometimes malu
 

Is this bushcraft too, Ashleigh?
 

Watching the show
 

Breakfast next morning
 

At the Pos Pulat jetty
 

Dismantling the camp
 

Back how it was...:-)
 

Launching the rafts
 

Preparing for departure
 

Beautiful landscape
 

Enjoying the trip
 

Steep cliffs
 

Even overhanging
 

Near the Gua Pintu
 

One daredevil
 

And another one
 

The Gua Pintu jetty
 

A steep climb to the cave
 

In the cave
 

Me in the cave
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Good that we were wearing helmets
 

More climbing
 

The way in to the main cave
 

A difficult passage
 

We managed to crawl through
 

Not easy, and you get dirty
 

Very dirty!
 

There are bats here
 

View from the cave
 

The river deep below
 

A longboat on the river
 

What a view
 

Enjoying the view
 

Group photo at the cave
 

The beauty of nature
 

The elephant cemetery
 

Elephant skull
 

Giant forest tree
 

Time for some food
 

Body rafting is big fun *
 

End of the journey
 

Ready to go back
 

Presenting the certificates
 

Everybody gets one
 

Final group picture
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The lorry is waiting for us
 

View of the Nenggiri from the road
 

At the GEC there is food again
 

Final dinner in Bentong
 

Nice dinner, with catfish
 

GPS track of the trip
 

wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
Stephen,

You should count the number of pictures that this guy had posted up here. Of course reflecting his moods.

wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
Wow!!! Very nice place!!!

wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
That looks like absolute fun all the way.

Kwai Loh wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
Haha, I have done my best to reduce the number of pictures, but there was so much action in this weekend....:-)

wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
The organizers must have been very competent to handle such a big crowd, activities and what looks like a constant supply of makanan.

Kwai Loh wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
Yes, they were good, and as you may know, MNS stands for Makan Non Stop...:-)

wrote on Nov 3, 2008:
Congratulation. nice trip indeed

Dan wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
Heard about this trip, but never thought it is so interesting. thanks for sharing...

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
wah... another nice waterfall....

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
beautiful camp :)

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
menoreh getah :)

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
that cup must have overflowed! /stephen

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
ubi kayu bakar :) very nice!

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
beautiful children :)

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
the glass contains toddy, right? otherwise, no beer how to be in good mood! /stephen

Kwai Loh wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
Just barley ais..:-) I was hoping for some tuak like stuff in the Orang Asli village of Pos Pulat, but... the whole village converted to Islam a long time ago

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
wow! that's a lot of barang-barang.. :)

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
That's the yummy "Nasi Kerabu"

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
barang kena jaga.. nanti basah ;P

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
wow! gua besar!

Liz wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
Monophyllaea. Nice one with long flower stalks.

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
that looks spicy and hot!

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
is tat a lolli pop in his mouth? ;P

Kwai Loh wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
Yes! But even with the lollipop he was the most experienced raftmaster of all...:-)

wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
the mahmeris ?

Liz wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
Wow, didn't recognise you!

Kwai Loh wrote on Nov 4, 2008:
I got an allergic reaction after the insect bite, took antihistamine, but still my face was very swollen for several days...:-)

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