Donation based internet centre, Bukit Lawang, Sumatra

HOT, HOT, HOT!! It is really not the good weather here for us. Too humid. Too hot. But i guess there is no jungle experience without that... We are on the border of the Gunung Leuser National Park in Northern Sumatra in a small village. It IS very touristy, even some students come here from the main town Medan to celebrate. So last night instead of sleeping we had to listen to a techno party, followed by an Indonesian karaoke that finished only early in the morning. We were quite tired yesterday after the long bus trip under this climate so now we are really exhausted after a sleepless night. Today we looked around in the village, talked to a few locals who organize jungle trekking. One only can enter the Park with a guide, but then it is OK to camp there. So we are now about to book a few days trekking to get a glimpse at wild or semi wild orangutans, siamangs, macaques, hornbills, monitor lizards and turtles. Seeing a Sumatran tiger or a Sumatran rhino is very elusive, although there are a few living in the National Park here. Still it will be fun to give a try!!