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Geo: 6.01808, 116.048We got up early to nab a good sun bed by the pool today. It was pretty cloudy but meant that there were beds free down there at 8.30am. We had a sit and a read before breakfast so we again would not need any lunch. Breakfast was the usual gorge on food of many nationalities.We then sat and rotated and sat some more. We both ended up slightly red tinged by around 3pm, when we retired for a cool down and a snooze.We had booked into the fancy restaurant called 'the fisherman's cove'. Surprisingly it was a fish restaurant!! And it was posh. More artwork than food. It was delicious. That was it. Our last whole day in paradise. Tomorrow we pack and fly :(... read more

Geo: 6.01816, 116.048My stupid body clock woke me up at 6.30am and james not long after that. After a doze and some tv, we embarked on the suncream ritual that seemed to be the theme of the week. We learned from the previous days errors and went to find a sun lounger before breakfast. As it was still relatively early, we had a sit on the beach, leaving breakfast a little later so we did not need lunch. Breakfast was as epic as the previous day and I was suitably full for a day sitting on the beach. And sir we did. It was a lovely sunny day, with a bit of a breeze. We had mangrove kayaking at 1pm with around 6 other double kayaks. It was ok, not all that thrilling as we just ... read more

Geo: 5.8782, 117.939We decided that we would go back to the reserve on the morning we left as our flight transfer was not until 1215. The transport was free to the park and entrance as only £14 for the pair of us. We saw the naughty orangutan again as well as another one walking the railings. A mother and her baby came to the feeding platform that day as well as another young one, but a group of mekaks had joined the feeding and so ate most of it. The flight back to KK was a little bumpy but only 45mins. We were transferred to the dock and then to the hotel jetty, with its own boats over to the island. We were given a guided tour of the facilities by our own little dude. There ... read more

Geo: 5.01965, 117.746Breakfast was at 7am, and considering some of our other starts, this was not too bad. A quick piece of watermelon, a cup of tea and a chat with a couple from Norwich, we were loaded into the boat to go down to Abai Village lodge for our village visit and to plant another tree, as we did in Brazil. We were shown to our cabin by our guide known as bones (Erdy). Pretty much identical to the last lodge we stayed in, although there was air con of you fancied paying £20 for the night. We didn't!! Such cheap skates!! After a nap, we met the other 9 people in our group and went to plant our tree. It was a type of umbrella tree, each given their own ID number, etched into ... read more

Geo: 5.01965, 117.746Breakfast was at 7am so we could make a good start on our trek up to the lookout point before it got too hot. Breakfast was extensive, fruits, cereal, toast, omelettes and cooked both western and Malaysian. There were pancakes with bacon and syrup.... I/we could not resist.The trek took us up, very up. We saw a mock viper snake on the path. Abt a foot long and actually spotted by Emily, not our guide!! Our guide actually nearly stood on it!! And yes it was poisonous!!! Oh good!! We followed a termite colony moving house, a steady stream of them, all in a line for around 400m. Up trees, backdown trees, across roots and leaves and branches!!! It was incredible for bugs and so many millions of them. The first bit we stopped ... read more