Blogs from Sandakan, Sabah, Malaysia, Asia - page 6

Pimeassa huoneessa, joka taynna peleja (aanet taysilla) pelaavia nuoria. Pimennysverhojen reijista pilkottaa vahan valoa. Mies vieressa yskii siihen malliin, etta voi epailla sikatautia. Nettiyhteys on hidas ja tokkii jatkuvasti. Hikea pukkaa ja tukka on silmilla, kun tuuletin pollyttaa sita takaa. Ei ihan parhaita hetkia taalla Borneolla, mutta silti hymyilyttaa. :) Reissu alkoi talla kertaa Lontoosta, missa vietin nelja yota. Edellisesta kaynnsta siella taisi olla sellaiset 25 vuotta. Lontoosta lensin sitten hullun halvalla AirAsialla Kuala Lumpuriin, missa vietin yhden yon lentokenttahotellissa. Sandakaniin Borneolle saavuin muistaakseni tiistaina. Eka paiva meni nukkuessa, mutta seuraavana oli sitten jo paastava nakemaan niita Orankeja. Sen takiahan tanne on tultu. No taytyy todeta, ettei se nyt niin kummoista ollut. Ruokintapaikalle saapui sellaiset kuusi orankia, sata turistia j... read more

As the sun started to set on Malaysian horizon we found ourselves skipping along a muddy river in fishing boat headed towards our jungle camp. Now we were heading "in the shit" we told ourselves. Uncle Tan's is really in the middle of nowhere, or at least it felt like nowhere. We saw some people come down to the river to bathe but where they came from remained hidden from our view. We arrived at the camp and headed up the rickety boat ramp that would eventually collapse during our stay. I walked up to check our hut and saw that in fact, it was just a mattress on the floor covered with a mosquito net. I spent the next few minutes making sure the net was securely tucked under the mattress and just finished when ... read more

We visited Turtle Island and the Orang Utan's... read more

Sapi was a wonderful island for our final beach day for a month. It was quiet, still wonderful snorkelling and a decent but not too expensive café. There were also water activities and the boys went for a banana boat ride. Jake loved it, although Elliot was not too sure and we had to call the boat in for him after a bit. He too loved the finale, which was jumping into the sea from the boat while the guy tied the banana boat back on the roof. Speeding back to the island we spied a totally private beach in a cove just around the headland from where everyone was sitting and wandered back there for our final couple of hours on what now felt like a proper deserted island. Jake and Elliot hauled huge bamboo ... read more

June 1st After an exhausting couple of days in the jungle we took the day off and just sat in our room watching DVDs, reading and enjoyed doing nothing. The only time we ventured outside was to eat at our favorite restaurant. Oh, how we love the spicy food here! Today's highlights: 1. Rest and relaxation. June 2nd We decided not to spend the whole of today indoors. We felt we should at least see a few sights while we're still in Sandakan, so after breakfast we hit the road. First, we walked to the WWII Chinese Memorial and the Japanese Cemetery, located in the hills above Sandakan. We stopped for a few photographs but were immediately assaulted by an army of mosquitoes! In a matter of seconds Talita had a dozen bites on her legs ... read more