Baram Mission Trip route
The journey started at 7am where we boarded an Air Asia plane from Subang airport to Kuching and switched to a MAS plane to Miri. We then took a Twin Otter plane from Miri to Marudi. The Twin Otter was an exciting ride as the plane stooped low and you could see the trees right under you sometimes. Also, you could see the pilot cockpit from your passenger seat and be amused by how they fly the plane. :)
Thereafter, we took a Long Lama express boat from Marudi Wharf and stopped
near a logging site and to be transported by truck to Long Bemang. These boats can sail at a speed of 30-40 kilometers per
hour. They are air-conditioned with video programmes on board (though usually you
don't get to see them). They can take more than forty passengers. During the wet season the river is swift and it takes a longer time.
From Long Bemang, we took a long boat to Long Panai in 2.5 hours. And again, the same boat to Long Terawan in approximately 1.5 hours. Thereafter, we took the boat to Long Iman for about 1 hour. And from Long Iman, we left the Baram river into the Mulu river which is much less muddy and the journey was scenic with the view of Gunung Mulu. At the Mulu site, we visited Batu Bungan, a Penan village under the Government modernisation plan.
Map 1 above is obtained from the Irrigation Department of Sarawak website showing the Baram water basins. For more information, visit the website at http://www.did.sarawak.gov.my/rbis/basinmap/barambasinmaps.html
The Baram Basin
Area: 22,930 kmē
Total Length of main river(s): 635km
To have information on other water basins in Sarawak, visit this site: http://www.did.sarawak.gov.my/rbis/map-html/basin-map.html
More stories on the Penans in Long Iman, a tale of the villagers living there. http://www.geocities.com/philchlee/BaramMissionTrip_2002.htm
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