Monday 29/10 to Wednesday 31/10 - HIKING RANTEPAO
3 days hiking tour with home stay, towards remote villages, using small paths, through the mountains and the rice fields.
day 1:
Rantepao Market visit
Private car from Rantepao to Bontong
Hiking from Kapolang to Kani to Bara-Bara
Overnight in family.
day 2:
Hiking from Bara-Bara to Piongan to Garotin to Paku to Ma'Dong
Overnight in family.
day 3:
Hiking from Ma'Dong to Parinding to Perangian to Kepe-Kepe
Motorbike and Petepete (shared car) from Kepe-Kepe to Rantepao.
My partner for this hiking tour was Amanda Perry, Guide was Amos Palungan (081241881998).
day 1:
Rantepao Market visit
Private car from Rantepao to Bontong
Hiking from Kapolang to Kani to Bara-Bara
Overnight in family.
3 days hiking tour with home stay, towards remote villages, using small paths, through the mountains and the rice fields.
day 1:
Rantepao Market visit
Private car from Rantepao to Bontong
Hiking from Kapolang to Kani to Bara-Bara
Overnight in family.
day 2:
Hiking from Bara-Bara to Piongan to Garotin to Paku to Ma'Dong
Overnight in family.
day 3:
Hiking from Ma'Dong to Parinding to Perangian to Kepe-Kepe
Motorbike and Petepete (shared car) from Kepe-Kepe to Rantepao.
My partner for this hiking tour was Amanda Perry, Guide was Amos Palungan (081241881998).
day 1:
Rantepao Market visit
Private car from Rantepao to Bontong
Hiking from Kapolang to Kani to Bara-Bara
Overnight in family.
On the market: local coffee from wild coffee plants
(there are no plantations here).
The black pamerassan spice, specific to this region,
made from dried keluwek seeds. Very nice with meat. I like it!
Unfortunaltely you can't keep it more than two months.
Tobacco (for men) and beatle nuts (for woman).
Duck eggs (green), chicken eggs, and skin from trees.
The skin is used to start the alcohol fermentation process for palm wine.
A medecine man selling the medication for "real men".
Notice how much money he already collected.
"This size!"
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
Very convincing.
Dried meat for picnics
.
Carp fish, from the rice fields.
Gold Fish, from the rice fields.
Eels, from the rice fields.
Stalls with dried fish.
Vegetables.
Bananas and coconuts.
Rooster.
Buffalo market, this one would cost 8000 to 10000€.
Cheaper ones.
Buffalos are no more used to work in the rice fields.
They are only used as gifts for funerals.
Pigs market. Packed on bambo, still alive and crying.
A lot of noise...
The pig ís fixed on the on the motorbike
Instant delivery. As for pizzas.
I can't remember the discussion subject,
but i saw sufficient from the animal market.
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
Start of our hiking tjorney. Amos (the guide) and Amanda making a last shopping.
Traditional Tongkonan converted into a more modern house.
Wild cacao nuts.
Wild coffee nuts.
Drying Cacao and Coffee seeds.
The path becomes wilder.
New tonkonans being build.
Another new Tonkonan.
Drying rice.
A deep hole is digged in the center of the rice terraces,
to recover the fish when the field dries up.
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
Our 1st home-stay night.
The bathroom: a well with fresh cold water.
Amanda going for a shower.
Meanwhile our guide catches a chicken.
For dinner.
My plate is nearly finished.
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
Approaching the village for the 2nd night stay.
Purchasing palm wine.
Carrying the food to the 2nd family (picture received from Amanda Perry).
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
(picture received from Amanda Perry).
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