Avia as Tarzan – Revisited

Nov 21, 2012   //   by David   //   Bali, Blog  //  Comments Off on Avia as Tarzan – Revisited

West Bali National Park, Pemuteran, 8th Nov, 2012

Here’s Avia swinging from a Lian. “It’s fun, but it would be much more fun if Jamie was here. We could swing together.”

This plant attaches itself to the top of a seedling and grows at the same speed as the seedling. Alongside the Lian that Avia is swinging on is a 120 year old tree with attached 120 year old Lian.

 

I’ve also attached a picture of a Monkey Step, a relative of the Lian which looks like a rope with internal steps. All this was learned when David forced a Bird walk on his family. The bird walk was especially boring. The eight types of Kingfisher were all seen, but from the distance they all took on the generic shape of a bird. Eventually, after one and a half hours of mindless walking in extreme heat along mangroves (saltwater plants) we headed for the evergreen forest, converted the bird watching into a botanical tour and had much more fun.

 

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