Location : Dusun Sungkung Pool, Desa Suruh Tembawang, Kecamatan Entikong, Kabupaten Sanggau, Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia.

Talk about cliffhangers,  this is one trail that we had to hold so bloody tight onto our ojek so we wouldn’t slip off the seat as we raved up the steep slippery path.  At some point I thought I lost my dear balls!  I did confirmed and was relieved:-p.  Some muddy patches were just impossible or too dangerous that we had to stop our ojek to let us alight although they had wanted to risk it.  Nope, life is too precious besides we wanted to come back again & again.

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Start our journey
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Waterfall at Sungai Aweh (pronounced somewhat like ‘our’)
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Suspension bridge across the Sungai Aweh
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Tough job to be an ojek on this kind of trek

Nyarok, Kalimantan Barat, Kampung Sadir, Padawan, Borneo Highland, Culture, Traditional, Bidayuh, Gawai, Land Dayak, ritual, kuching, native, malaysia, indonesia, sarawak, Suruh Engkadok, sungkung pool, suruh tembawangUpon arriving, while Hosen went searching for his long lost friend, we went the opposite direction looking for objects of interest to shoot.  But 10 minutes later the sky was very unkind to us.  We couldn’t even tour the whole village.  Apologies for not been able to catch much under heavy rain.

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Finally reached!

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Looks like there is a standard design for laundry stand here made from bamboo

Nyarok, Kalimantan Barat, Kampung Sadir, Padawan, Borneo Highland, Culture, Traditional, Bidayuh, Gawai, Land Dayak, ritual, kuching, native, malaysia, indonesia, sarawak, Suruh Engkadok, sungkung pool, suruh tembawang, villageAfter spending the whole time indoor enjoying all the fruits showered on us by our kind host Puruwanto, we had to leave early as the rain did not seem likely to stop.  Oh well….we’ll see you again Sungkung Pool.

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Durian+ rambutan+ pulasan+ mangosteen=LUNCH
Purwanto (from Jogjya) & his local wife Feny, our host for the day.

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Paddy on the right of the dangerous looking trail
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Sungkung families like this bring loads of durians to be transported by river to Entikong

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Hosen with ojek team

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