| Sarawak trip: Ba' Kelalan |
A trip to the interior of Sarawak (9-22)-12-2006
Part 2 : Ba' Kelalan is paradise!
After many hours of muddy logging roads, suddenly rice fields appear and picturesque villages.
We have reached the Borneo Highlands of Ba' Kelalan.
Located at about 1000m altitude, so the climate is pleasant.
The Orang Ulu living here belong to the tribe of the Lun Bawang. They cultivate the famous Borneo Highland rice and are probably the most friendly people I have ever met.
It is a pleasure to stay here several days, in Buduk Nur, the main village of Ba' Kelalan.
Here is the airstrip which we will use later, to fly to Bario.
We enjoy the hospitality of the Tegal family, who run the Apple Lodge.
With a guide we explore the surroundings. We visit a small waterfall, and climb up to the ridge, from where we have a beautiful view of the highlands.
A really peaceful and balanced landscape.
Another day we trek to the salt spring, where salt is still produced in the traditional way, by boiling the salt spring water until evaporation.
We walk around, talk with people, get invited into people's houses.
And one day we even cross the border to Kalimantan, see part 3
This is a place where I sure will come back again!
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 The Apple Lodge
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 The lounge
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 Padi fields
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 Famous rice
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 Beautiful landscape
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 Ba' Kelalan Airstrip
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 The control tower
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 Start of our first walk
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 Walking through the rice fields
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 A curious kerbau
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 Bamboo bridge
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 Butterfly in padi field
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 A pleasant walk
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 Meeting a villager
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 His house
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 Walking
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 and walking
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 The Mini Hydro Power Plant
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 Another bridge
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 Daun Itip
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 And a bridge again
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 A pretty waterfall
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 A helping hand
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 Fruits (?)
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 Ginger flower
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 Attractive leave
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 Viewpoint
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 Our guide
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 Opening a gate
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 Please go ahead!
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 I did it!
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 View of Ba' Kelalan
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 A pondok to take some rest
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 Young kerbau taking a mud bath
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 with his mother
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 Kerbau herd
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 Almost back home
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 Catching fish for the dinner
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 The catch
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 Transport
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 Muddy roads
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 The river
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 Stuck!
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 River crossing
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 A helping hand
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 Really a good guide
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 We reach the salt spring
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 The salt spring
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 And its caretaker
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 Filling the basin with salt water
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 Taking care of the fire
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 Traditional headgear
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 The group at the Salt Spring
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 Edible fruits?
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 The last crossing
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 Time for a relaxing bath
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 The airstrip is used as walkway
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 Don't try this at KLIA
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 The famous apple orchard
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 Apple blossom
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 Just nice
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 Bridge to next village
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 On the bridge
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 Afternoon walk
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 It will rain soon
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 This is NOT France
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 Peaceful
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 Lun Bawang Hospitality
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wrote on Jan 3, 2007:
I can't believe this is the same Apple Lodge which we stayed in in 2004. They have certainly done some work on it. |
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wrote on Jan 3, 2007:
This is the Grey Pansy. We saw one at Long Lellang flitting around Ballang's homestay. Nice picture. First time I've seen a picture of a butterfly on a stalk of padi. |
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wrote on Jan 4, 2007:
Jan, this is a place I would like to come back too as well. |
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