Flying for the Gibbons

My Scholarship entry - In The Bokeo Jungle

LAOS | Saturday, 15 November 2014 | Views [251] | View Larger Image

The treehouse we called home on our second night. 300m above ground, only accessible via zipline and so high it sways in the wind! For one night it was home to six weary travellers and possibly over one hundred gigantic spiders. You can't explain how you feel to sleep above the highest canopy if the jungle and wake up to mother nature and all it has to offer!

One of the most exhilarating experiences you can have. The Gibbon Experence in Laos. After a 5 minute demonstration, you find yourself ziplining 500m between valleys and hundreds of metres above ground - with the most basic of breaking systems.. an old bike tire placed on the line which you apply pressure to slow yourself down - pure adrenaline!

This picture is of our guide zipping in to deliver us our morning coffee to our treehouse!

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This beautiful little girl so badly wanted to get her photo taken. She was torn between looking after her little brother who was crying and wanting to pose for the camera.

In so many remote villages like this one we came across hiking between ziplines, children are responsible for their younger siblings at such a young age. This little girl wouldn't have been any older than 8 or 9, yet with the responsibilities of an adult.

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Flying for the Gibbons

My Scholarship entry - In The Bokeo Jungle

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