A pretty slow day today. Which is a relief in as much as it doesn't give me so much to write up!
We'd originally planned a longer walk to stay in a bumbun (hut) overnight but didn't want to risk a long, hard trek with loads of stuff so we arranged to stay at a nearer one tomorrow night instead.
We took a short walk in the forest but soon came across a sign that said it wasn't advisable to go much further without a guide and so headed back. We took a quick detour to check out an even closer bumbun so we knew what to expect and enjoyed a peaceful few minutes looking out over a swamp at the birds and butterflies playing nearby. Just listening to the sounds of the rainforest in the day was great and I found myself wishing that I knew more about nature so I could identify what I was seeing and hearing. It did make us look forwward to our overnight stay where we might get to see and hear even more interesting animals.
We bumped into a couple who had been trekking on their own for several days on the boat and they told us a little about their experiences of camping both with a tent and in the bumbuns. They'd seen a bear, come face-to-face with several scorpions and face-to-leg with a few leeches too so it sounded like we were going to have some fun.
Back in the village we looked into hiring bigger backpacks and 'mattresses' (sleeping mats) but most of the decent ones had already been taken for the longer treks and so we decided to see how much we could cram into our daypacks and try to make do. Given how much water I drink, the biggest concern was water rather than food and so the negotiations of how much water we needed began.
The evening was spent chilling out, resting my blisters and trying to hydrate as best we could so that I didn't get any more stupid headaches.
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