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Day 11 – Bukit Lawang Jungle Trekking

Our time in Bukit Lawang has ended and I couldn’t be much more bummed about it! We had an amazing time and met some really great people. Last night we met up with Janine, Sardi and Jimmy at the restaurant to say goodbye and play some trivia. Our team won!!

Sardi also had a gift for me. He carved these orangutan necklaces out of stones while we were at the camp. I absolutely love them and think they’re a perfect representation of our stay in Bukit Lawang.

I can’t wait for the chance to go back to Northern Sumatra and see these wonderful people again!!!

Day 10 – Juni

I wasn’t going to share any of our best pictures just yet, but I think Juni deserves her own post.

This was the 3rd orangutang we saw on our trek. She is absolutely beutiful, but looked so incredibly sad.

I asked our guide, Jimmy, about her and he said that a few weeks ago her baby became sick. She wasn’t getting better, so the park Rangers decided to get her some help, which involved getting her out of the jungle.

From what we heard, she’s doing fine but she hasn’t yet been returned to her mom. This poor orangutan seems so lonely. She just sat there like that for ages. I am so happy that they were able to save her baby and that she will be reunited Juni before too long ?

There are so many people here trying so hard to help these beautiful animals. I’m so glad to be part of it!!!

Day 8 – Sardi

Sardi was our guide for days 1 and 2 of our tour and he also accompanied us during our 2 day jungle trek, as he’s going to become a trekking guide himself.

I can’t say enough nice things about Sardi. He was very helpful throughout the tour and he knew so much about the jungle!! He’s still learning English so he sometimes struggled to explain things but he always tried.

He grew up in the jungle and even Bukit Lawang was overwhelming for him when he was a child. He was completely at home in the rainforest, hopping around in flip flops while Dave and I tried not to slide all the way down the mountain on our butts!!

He really made the already amazing experience so much better!!!