Blogs from Sarawak, Malaysia, Asia - page 57

Early start, bus to airport, small Focker 50 prop plane for short but scenic hop over the jungle to National Park. Walked in the canopy of the forest along high tree-top walkways. Walked to Lang Cave, amazing formations. Enormous Deer cave inhabited by bats. Stunning 'Garden of Eden' view at other end of cave. Back outside to watch the bats streaming out at dusk. Dinner back at camp. Me and Mark torment huge secada bugs flying round the lodge, and watched bats swooping in to eat them.... read more

Since the last blog we have moved from Singapore to the considerably less air-conditioned steam bath that is Borneo. We flew into Kuching, Sarawak around a week ago and have really enjoyed wandering round the city exploring and deciding on our next move. A few days ago we headed to the Semangoggh (errr...or something like that - never got that one in spelling tests at school ....) Orang-utan Rehabilitation Centre around 30km south of Kuching. We first saw some mothers and babies feeding - a wonderful sight and truly fascinating to see their very human mannerisms. It was entertaining to watch as they worked out how to crack open a coconut, bashing it against a tree until they could get the flesh out. Next, we were taken to the feeding area in the jungle itself. This ... read more

Me and Lou walked round Miri, to City Fan Park, chinese, botanical and islamic gardens surrounding large amphitheatre. Looked round shopping mall. Watched Charlton v Newcastle match.... read more

Fran Pulau Labuan flyger vi till Miri, som ligger i nordostra delen av Sarawak, malaysisk delstat pa Borneo. Staden i sig ar kanske inte hogintressant, men den har ett lampligt lage om man vill ta sig till nationalparker mm i den har delen av landet. Vi aker mer eller mindre direkt fran flygplatsen till "Niah Caves National Park", dar vi (tro det eller ej) tittar pa grottorna. I dessa grottor haller det till bade svalor och fladdermoss och tva olika etnologiska grupper, Iban-folket och Penan-folket, som samlar in fladdermusexkrementer respektive svalbon. Man kan hitta folk pa de mest underliga stallen typ 20 m fran marken pa en smal bambustallning, nar man trevar runt i grottan mha ficklampa. Per provar svalbodryck pa burk. Smakar mest sott och ar inte sarskilt gott, antagligen inget vidare alternativ till tonic ... read more

Got up early and trekked along the beach to the mangrove swamps to see the proboscis monkeys with the big noses. Trekked in the searing heat for about 3.5km to the Tajor Waterfall, ate lunch, then hiked to Tajor beach where we played baseball with driftwood and coconut shells. Back to the lodge for dinner. Myself and Mark went on a night safari through the jungle where we saw a flying lemur, lizards and fire-flies.... read more