At this point in time, the diver is committed. Not as committed as a sky diver at a similar point, but he can't go back now.
Showing your kids the ropes is a staple of the family business, but perhaps this guy is taking the concept a tad too far.
I titled this shot 'Blackfin Sundowners' for somewhat obvious reasons - the prominent Blackfin on the sail of the largest boat and the fact that the sun is setting.
Just like those bigger riverboats, the Soon Hong No. 7 carried a spare drive shaft and propeller. I still don't know how they would have gone about changing that mid-river.
The trail we were following to get to our bat flight viewing experience ran close to the cliff edge in places as you can see in the photo below, of a longboat heading downriver.
This is the same boat and same guides that brought me to Mulu from Long Terawan (and that would return me to Long Terawan two days later for my return trip.