Kijana (19 page)

Trying goat brain during preparations for my twenty-first birthday party on Roti.

Some of the Roti kids guarding the dongs before the evening celebrations.

Me peering at skulls in one of the Torajan burial caves.

Josh shaving in the outdoor shower
area in Toraja. We got used to doing
without creature comforts.

The whole funeral arena was packed with buffalos for the village chief's funeral.

In Toraja, buffalos are sacrificed to honour the dead.

The family of Punans that the Blair brothers had met in the 1970s, and my
inspiration for our trip into Borneo.

Grandfather Kila helped us realise
what we were really searching for
on Kijana.

The canoe trip down the river in Borneo was perhaps one of the greatest days
of the voyage but, for me, it also held the biggest disappointment.

Our quest to meet the traditional Punan people took us into the deepest jungles
in Borneo, where river travel is the primary form of transport.

Beau and I decided to get a
permanent reminder of our
time in Borneo.

The island of our dreams and the location of Maya Bay in Thailand.

Arriving at Maya Bay.