Day 7 – 29th November 2016
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| Banana stem and banana 'heart' |
I woke up at 6am with the cockerels but it was a slow
breakfast – sweet coffee, fried rice and soup (wild boar and banana stem). We left at 8:30 am (well 9am) after a final
couple of glasses of tapai. I was a bit nervous that this might make crossing
the river even more difficult than when we arrived, especially as it seemed to
be flowing even more strongly with all of the rain over the last couple of days
– luckily for me, I was deemed incapable to carry my own bags and was guided
across (completely unscathed this time). It was just a short trek back to where
our car was waiting for us to begin the return drive to Kg. Nampasan.
As planned, we stopped in Pongobonon again to set up the
functioning computer. Unfortunately, (and frustratingly) it didn’t go to plan
again. I think I have finally worked out the secret rules of the pre-paid
meters and cards. There is definitely a link to the PC which programmes them
which means I need a ‘reset’ card made by the laptop which is now in Kalanggaan
to be able to use the new PC with these meters. At this stage, it seemed like
the best thing to do is to take the equipment back to Kg. Nampasan and we’ll
sort it out when we next return.
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| Pongobonon computer before I dismantled it for the second time. |
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| The view at lunchtime |
The journey back was hot and bumpy but we did have a good
stop for lunch at Goin’s parent’s house and there are some beautiful views
along the way. This trip has not been as
productive as I had hoped but it has definitely highlighted how important it is
to design systems to be robust and reliable for remote communities like these.
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