A rainy day on the road

On Tuesday Tartius and I headed off on his motorcycle to Wioi. It rained all day. We got wet and muddy. In Kawangkoan we stopped (as is the custom) for coffee and pork buns (pictured). When we got to Wioi it was still raining — too noisy to do any recording. Then it got dark and the power went off (as is also the custom). So we wandered around for a bit, went to visit Om Bert and stayed chatting for a while.

When we got back to Tartius’s parents’ house, the power was back on and Tartius’s father Anes wanted to watch the recording we made last week in Tatengesan. So we put it on the laptop for him, and for an hour Om Anes sat there, with headphones on, re-enacting his part of the conversation just as if he were right there again, occasionally overcome with laughter. Very funny to watch and also nice to see someone enjoying the stuff I’m recording.