Gomlongon Village on Umboi Island (near the home of the ropen pterodactyl) |
Gomlongon is a village of a few hundred people and maybe half a dozen clans. In general, these villagers are very friendly and open to visitors. Politics here is not as simple as their life style appears. It is better to have a mutual friend or other contact introduce you if you choose to visit.
Not all villages are safe to visit uninvited, perhaps. It is never appropriate to just go out and explore in any forest without permission. With proper local guides and polite, friendly manner, positive results are more than likely.
Some visitors have looked for the strange ropen that lives on this island. It flies around at night with a glow that is said to be bright. What about the ropen? Some Americans say it is a giant pterodactyl.
One old man who lives in Opai Village (very close to Gomlongon) saw the ropen long ago. It came at night and took a body right out of a grave. The next day, when the sun came up, the people looked at the grave and saw no body in it.
The mountain where the ropen sometimes lives is called Bel. |
This is Bel, the mountain where the ropen creature is said to stay sometimes. |
This is the old man who saw the ropen came to a grave and steal the body of a man. The ropen sometimes eats the dead. |
These are the friends and family of Mark and Delilah Kau. They live near Gomlongon. |
The children of Gomlongon Village are friendly and curious to see visitors. |
Are dragons pterosaurs? |
Book about living pterodactyls |
Pterosaur non-extinction |