Apollo Hotel Miri

... a boat again. <br><br>Lonely Planet said the buses went at 7.30am and 10am to Brunei so we set a realistic timetable and aimed for the 10am bus. Erin moved pretty fast for her, we had a quickish breakfast, though by this stage Erin was complaining of pain when food passed down her oesophagus and got a taxi to the bus terminal. We were greeted by a smiling Chinese man who offered to drive us to Brunei in his car (no taxis allowed through the border) as we ...

... i opted for the Longboat in case i became a burden. We took the Longboat and the scenery was nice along the way. We stopped at a local village where there were setup shops by the villagers. They made crafts themselves and put them on display for sale. <br><br>After that, we took the Longboat again, to go to the Wind Cave. Wind Cave has its name due to the coolness and wind you feel when inside the Cave. <br><br>Next to it was ...

... they said there were reserved for people coming in on the next plane. Seems like they missed the plane because the rooms remained empty. They don't have a computer system at the park so im not sure how they know what rooms are used and not. After getting settled we head over to get a bite to eat. You can tell this is a resort, the food and drink prices are extremely high and there is no where else to go to eat. You do get a free breakfast each morning. At lunch ...

... plus for the film was that The Rock did put in a good performance in an otherwise disappointing film. I made it to the cave the following day. The corollary of waiting a day was that four other people from the hostel joined me. It was an hour's ride to the Niah National Park entrance, and another hour's walk to the cave. The cave is reached by going through the "traders' cave", which is where locals would gather to trade goods at certain times of the ...

... but on a limited scale. The cave system is vast and in the evening there is an exodus of bats whilst the swiftlets come back to roost for the night. There was a walkway through one cave to the other and at times it was pitch black Sometimes the cave roof was to high to see clearly by flashlight but we could hear the birds and the bats up. There were bird droppings every but ...

... to hit the pool and have some lunch. I ordered a half pound burger and Gill got a Rib eye steak sandwich. Both were huge American portions and came with some excellent piping hot fries. There was nothing left to do, but kick back and read my book by the poolside. It was getting on towards Beer O'clock and I was very tempted to swim over to the bar and get a cocktail, but I just couldn't bring myself to pay the 21RM for a small Tiger. So I walked across the street and got a 6 ...

... by our guide who took us to Royal Mulu Resort, where we will be staying for 3 nights. Booked our stay through a travel agent (Ping Anchorage) but you can also book directly by visiting the Resort's website or by calling them directly. It started to rain very heavily upon our arrival at the Resort, which is about 5 minutes ride from the airport. Due to the heavy rain, nothing was planned for the rest of the day and we were ...

... biggest cave entries in the world and we walked for about 1 km in it and then to a paitned cave with very old paintings on the wall. Very cool. That night we started to watch some Veronica Mars episodes that Stefan has on his computer, what a great show. Cindi had never seen it before but i think she enjoyed it, although did fall asleep through one of the episods. The next day we hung around and layed in the sun (well, i sat in the shade)and made plans ...

... much larger then those at home, and they seemed to be heading for us. At least we hoped they were only fireflies. It was getting a little scary racing through the dark with only Irina's flashlight and lots of shadows. We reached the river jetty five minutes late but the boat came back for us all the same. Dripping with sweat we headed for the park restaurant for a small dinner RM 20.00 and then a shower in our chalet and to bed. What a long day.

... callan y comienza el concierto de los bichos hasta que parece que la selva se convierte en una olla a presión: el calor húmedo acompañado del silbido como el de una tetera hirviendo... Un poco agobiante.<br> <br>Antes de desayunar hicimos un sendero circular precioso. La primera parte discurrió por una tarima sobre un misterioso manglar con los ecos de algunos pájaros lejanos y el sonido de inquietantes chapoteos y goteos.<br><br>Un paisaje de cuento de hadas y brujas. Luego el ...