Today's program was a 20-minute ride upstream to Tapinbini, a semi-modern Dayak Village, see how locals live, trap animals, and hike up to a holy place. Up before 4:00 a.m., because the Dayaks were loudly saying prayers in the village courtyard (they are not Muslim) and then the roosters started in. Sorry, but I can't sleep with that kind of racket, crabby and all adventured out, we decided to head downriver back to Pangkalan Bun for some air conditioning and a bed that was not a hard floor. Five days of adventure can go a long way at our age.

Crammed back in the little speedboat by 6:30 a.m. with goodbyes to the Dinsons, it was a 3:45 minute ride back (but who's counting) with the usual stops for gas, put the top up on the boat (it actually rained a little bit), pee and concentated on river sights just to get our minds off the discomfort. Flowering trees....View image, women washing clothes in the river...View image, a little girl fishing with her father...View image, were just a few that interested me.