Nature Lodge Kinabatanga Sandakan

... alkuperaisessa elinympparistossaan jonka ajalkeen ne palaavat villeina luontoon. Nena- ja ihmisapinoista jarkyttyneina jaatiin viela lopuksi paivanpaatteeksi yopymaan Sandakaniin - ja odottamaan seuraavan paivan paluumatkaa Kota Kinabaluun. Sanotaan ettei salama iske kahdesti samaan paikkaan mutta mista sita ikina tietaa...<br><br>"Monkey On My Back"<br><br>-I-<br><br>( PS. Terveiset Raumalle : Paiva lahti hyvien uutisten myota tanaan taydellisesti kayntiin! )<br>

... been on the UK orang utan diaries series I think) in time for the 10am feeding. This followed the same routine as the feeding we had seen at Rasa Ria with an information video and then a short walk into the jungle to the feeding platforms. Around five orang utans came to the platforms but these were bigger and older than the ones we saw as Rasa Ria. The group viewing was bigger than at Rasa Ria and the feeding platforms were further a way so ...

... quite a while. They really are quite fascinatingly human-like in their movements and poses, from the way they sit, resting their hands on their knees, or lying back, arms outstretched, to messing around doing forward rolls or slapping eachother on the head! In the evening we found there was more to come from the weather &#8211; another torrential downpour, though at least this time we weren't stuck halfway up a mountain! Rachel was stranded in ...

... was but with a twist&#8230;..<br> &#8220;Excellent hostel really enjoyed our stay especially the roof top t**race&#8230; great views and sunsets!&#8221;<br> Rooftop t**race! What the &#8230; I went up to investigate and sure enough th**e was a rooftop t**race, nothing spectacular in itself, howev**, on the rooftop t**race th**e hanging empty was 3 washing lines.. Whilst in our room still wet and damp laundry dripped and was making a mess of our room, Lesson No 1067. Always check ...

... long and pig tailed, proboscis monkeys, orangutans (from a long distance) the hornbill, king fishers, cranes we heard the pygmy elephants but didn't get to see them. After dinner we were going to go on a night cruise but it started raining so we stayed in and played 2 games of Carrom. it's a combination of checkers and pool. You have black pieces and tan pieces. You have to flick them with you fingers into the corner pockets but you have another piece that acts as the cue ball ...

We flew into Sandakan on the first morning flight which was only 40 minutes in comparison to a 5 hour bus trip. Close to KK the views has been of Jungle but as we neared Sandakan it was just rows and rows of palm oil plantations. On arrival we stopped into the sales office and got tickets from KK to Semporna (The jump point to Sipadan and other diving). We then hopped in a taxi ...

... to go to hospital to get something stronger since I couldn't sleep and couldn't stop itching. Luckily all the drugs eventually knocked me out and I ended up having to miss the bus I'd booked and paid for do I could go to the pharmacy where I got something even stronger so fingers crossed no more bites! Bought another bus ticket and heading to the national park.