I reached the jetty of Sibu at 12.00pm and the 12 o'clock boat had left. So I waited for two hours for the last speed boat of the day to take me to Kapit. Along the journey there were too many stops and few interior towns. The water level was high and it was yellowish or milk Tea colour. The boat was going against the current of Rejang River.
The language which I never heard in my life was spoken by the locals and they were singing songs along the journey.It was a very long and tiring journey. The boat left the jetty at 2pm and reached Kapit at 6.20pm.
It was a four hours plus journey.My foster family was waiting for me from morning till late evening to receive me!!
From the jetty to the long house it was almost 30 km. The road which lead to the long house was more like a road which is suitable only for horse ridding or for the cattles. The car was shaking and I felt as though i was sitting in a cart and not in a car. After an hour and half finally the car reached the long house, which was situated on a terrain near a stream. The beauty of the location was breath taking. The moment I reached the long house, it was already very dark and the weather was chilling as though in a air con room.
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