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October 21st 2015
Published: November 25th 2015
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After one failed attempt to get to Gunung Mulu National Park and an unplanned evening in Kuching (due to the Haze mentioned in a previous post the pilot couldn't see the runway so we were diverted to Kuching), the weather decided to cooperate and we safely touched down in Mulu, the beginning of our jungle adventure in Borneo... This is one of the stops I couldn't wait to get to, and with a full s... Read Full Entry



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Lincoln's NoseLincoln's Nose
Lincoln's Nose

...cool rock formation at the entrance to Deer Cave...
Another Planet...Another Planet...
Another Planet...

...hard to get good pics in here but for scale see the Lovely K on the walkway at the bottom...
Bats!Bats!
Bats!

Here they come, right on time...
Bats IIIBats III
Bats III

They just kept coming and coming...
Riverbank...Riverbank...
Riverbank...

...beautiful, love traveling by boat, get to see another side of the landscape...
Away we go...Away we go...
Away we go...

...picked up our local guide, now it was off to the waterfall...
Waterfall!Waterfall!
Waterfall!

Oh yeah, after about an hour of heat, humidity and hiking we arrived here, didn't take me long to jump in...
Chilling Out...Chilling Out...
Chilling Out...

...with our guide...(KC)



25th November 2015
Viper

Looks like a green tree snake that likes to jump on people as they pass by...
Also be on the look out for spitting cobras which can be fate 4 meters away! Enjoy the jungle!!
26th November 2015
Viper

Fortunately didn't jump but was told they were venomous...
...fortunately didn't see any cobras either!
26th November 2015

That humidity...
I can feel that humidity just looking at your photos! I couldn't agree more about having a nice place to go back to after hiking - it puts me in a much better mood for the next day of hiking ;)
26th November 2015

I'm starting to sweat just thinking of the humidity...haha...
It was awesome heading back to a pool and a/c after slogging through the jungle all day...
27th November 2015
Viper

Viper
Yikes. Sounds like a great trip.
29th November 2015
Viper

Great trip...
...it really was, the food, activities, sites/sights and especially the people really made the trip, too bad it's so far from home as I'd love to go back and hang out in Kuching again...

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