Full Circle
Day 110: Nanga Sumpa, Sarawak

A lot of the older men have tattoos. Denis tells me that because of the old tradition that tattoos be done away from the longhouse, they have become the mark of a gentleman who has travelled, someone who has seen the world. 'Good sign to women, too,' he assures me, grinning.
After lunch is finished we press on, past the last house on the river and into a no man's land. We reach a waterfall that plunges out of the jungle and stop, strip off and bathe. The day has turned humid and it's wonderfully refreshing to be so thoroughly doused. Completely forget about leeches, and fortunately they forget about me.
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PALIN'S GUIDES
- Series: Full Circle
- Day: 110
- Country/sea: Malaysia
- Place: Nanga Sumpa
- Book page no: 157
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