What seems like a impenetrable forest is actually full of all sorts of goodies. My Lao research team seems to know how to find and make use of the abundance hidden in the depths.
We have to carry all of our supplies to our campsite. Sometimes this requires hiring a few extra guys for 20,000 kip per day ($2.50).
The food we carry in needs to last atleast a week at a time
The heaviest thing we have to carry is the Lao staple, sticky rice, which is eaten at every meal. It is made by collecting water in a special pot and then putting the bag of sticky rice on top so it can steam.
Suree tending to the sticky rice
At night Tsing caught some fish in the stream. I don’t know how he did it without a net or fishing pole!
Protein
Tsing also caught a bunch of frogs and made a stew. I did not try it! I am vegetarian after all..
Tsing is very excited about the frog stew
Some trees are fruiting abundantly now.
Explosion of fruits from this tree! Too bad they are hard as a rock and gibbons don’t eat them.
The guys built a makeshift ladder and climbed up to harvest some.
harvest
There is an edible gelatin like substance inside
There are a lot of snakes. Luckily I haven’t seen too many.
I found this shed cobra skin in the river. Freaky!
Happy Thanksgiving!