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Kereng Bangkirai Jetty, Sebangau National Park, Palangka Raya

January 4, 2015

Location : Kelurahan Kereng Bangkirai, Kecamatan Sebangau, Kota Palangka Raya, Kalimantan Tengah, Indonesia.

Although we did not have enough time to do Sebangau National Park / Taman Nasional Sabanggau Kornelius suggested we rode to the jetty to have a view of this more than half a million hectare wetland. 15 years of government approved logging have stripped this park to near nakedness. Despite this unforgivable mistake about 6000 orang utans can still be found here among many other types of animals, in the wild. Restoring this place was described by Mr Rosdy Abaza as a ‘daunting task’ and ‘mission impossible’. (Read more here: www.thejakartaglobe.com/archive/can-heavily-deforested-sebangau-national-park-be-saved/.) We’ve vowed to come back to do ‘Watching Orang Utan in the Wild’ with Kornelius someday.

adventure, Central Kalimantan Tengah, dermaga, fishing village, Indonesia, Kahayan River, nature, Obyek wisata, orang utan, outdoor, Palangka Raya, pelabuhan, Taman Nasional, — On the way to jetty

Sitting here at the jetty was fun too, watching kids playing in the water, family members fishing together and Kornelius training Goddie his 3/4 golden retriever to get into the water. Reward for him was 2 ice creams.

After Sebangau It was time for God! Kornelius invited us to join him for Sunday evening mass at his church. It was no ordinary church. Huge complex with its private radio station and a hall that could accommodate a rock concert.