Day 235: Goodbye Sarawak, Hello Sabah

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Fri. 5th April 2013 Whilst we’re only halfway through our stay in Borneo, today marks the end of the first phase of our tour. Not only do we leave Sarawak and head for Sabah, the other Malaysian state in Borneo, …

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Day 234: Is This Fun?

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Thurs. 4th April 2013 We are soaking wet, Dave has been stung twice by bees and is now removing a leech from my derriere, all before 8am. To start at the beginning, we are heading back to civilisation from our …

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Day 233: A Pinnacle Of Achievement

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Wed. 3rd April 2013 42.2km or 4.8km which is tougher? I spent much of today contemplating just this question and in the end came to the conclusion that it is quite a close call. Marathons, of course, are run over …

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Day 232: Without A Paddle

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Tue. 2nd April 2013 It was a very pleasant surprise to wake feeling like I’d had a good night’s sleep. Still an early start at 6am, but even that was later than some we have had, and with a comfy …

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Day 231: Flying, Bugs And Bats

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Mon. 1st April 2013 Our flight out of Sibu is the first of the day and when we arrive at the airport at 5:45am the shutters are still closed. It is still fifteen minutes before check in opens and slowly …

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Day 230: Local Treats

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Sun. 31st March 2013 When we first discovered that we would be staying in a traditional Iban Longhouse, I had visions of something built with timber and straw and mud. The reality wasn’t really like my mental picture even though …

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Day 229: Eat Drink And Be Merry

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Sat. 30th March 2013 Today it is a long drive to an Iban longhouse where we will be staying tonight. We load up into three minibuses before breakfast and hit the road to get at least an hour along the …

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Day 228: I Wanna Be Like You Hoo Hoo

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Fri. 29th March 2013 [Yes, the music for today’s post is ‘I wanna be like you’ from the film The Jungle Book] The last time we slept in a dormitory was in hammocks in a big open barn in the …

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Day 227: Monkey Business

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Thurs. 28th March 2013 Due to the full moon, the tides were such that we had to be at Kampung Bako by 8am or forget about catching a boat to the National Park until noon. So we were up at …

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Day 226: Borneo Bound

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Wed. 27th March 2013 At times on our trip it feels like we have been revisiting some of my old school lessons – I’m sure that we covered the tribes living on the floating islands in Lake Titicaca in 1st …

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