Pigs and Monkeys and Snakes, Oh My!

Today we went in for our orientation with Camp Security. It was quite informative and actually gave us the sense that we really are being well taken care of here. There are multiple layers of security and they take safety very seriously. One of the things they talked to us about was the wildlife we would want to take note of. There are 4 types of monkeys we can see around, as evident by the photos posted. (more on those later) Also we are to be aware of the wild pigs that come and forage at night. The boars could charge if threatened. Not to leave out the snakes that you may see around. There are some spitting cobras to be leery of. They say we most likely won't see any but that we still need to be aware. They did tell us that there have been no tiger sightings for a really long time which is a nice thing not to have to worry about.

As for the monkeys in the pictures, that is a troupe of pigtailed macaques. They are the second most common monkeys seen in camp. They are the most aggressive if they feel threatened but there has never been an injury from one on camp. While we were eating dinner Sydney saw them out the window. We all went to the window and there were no less than 50 macaques right outside. I mean walking through our yard. All of those pictures were taken in our yard and on the street in front of our house. In fact one climbed a bamboo tree in our yard and jumped on top of our roof. It was an amazing sight to see.

Yesterday we went to a different settlement on the camp called Minas, which has a pool. The pool there is better than the one here in Rumbai because the water is cooler so it is a more refreshing swim. The ride to Minas was beautiful. It was the first time we were able to see the jungle with nothing else around. The scenery was awesome. We never thought we would be able to see the things we have seen just in the last week. God really has blessed our family.

Tomorrow I will be taking in the scenery of the local golf course. I am looking forward to seeing what that will be like. Maybe going to another part of the world will help my golf game. I doubt it.