Annabel

Welcome to Borneo 2006!

... nothing could compete wth what I had just achieved. Falling about 3.5miles in just over a minute is something I still can't comprehend. Annabel later confessed to me that she had been so nervous during the morning she could barely speak to me. Having to ...

Heaven, five days to unwind with friends in Singapore, with a live in Nanny. What a break. Thanks sooooo ...

... talked rubbish till the morning. Annabel sensibly went to bed not too late. I didn’t and regretted it in the morning!! Annabel:  After an early morning breakfast, again a wonderful spread by Rob, we were dropped off at what is widely considered ...

... of guesthouses and shops selling everything from beads to surf boards. The beach we were opposite was beautiful (if not surfable, to Annabel’s disappointment) and it was very very warm. We settled in until Jen got back with her new friend Amy who ...

... ourselves for the walk, had a cake in a Scandinavian café, full of Farther Christmas dolls and playing Christmas carols.  (Annabel:  I loved it!!!) It was pretty surreal when it was about 27° outside. After that we bought some food and ...

... sunset, which was pretty spectacular. With the ground being so flat it was great to watch the sun slip below the horizon. Annabel especially enjoyed this (I think!). After this we rushed back down to see the bats emerge. 15 million small bats all emerge ...

... hadn’t drunk, jumped into driving seat for the first drive of the day, to the Champagne pools and Indian head. Annabel’s stretch of the driving mostly involved driving on the beach (harder than it sounds), and then one very short island ...

... a beautiful place, a lovely hostel and a completely un-backpacker destination. It’s pretty much an Australian holiday destination and Annabel especially liked that it was a slice of ‘real’ Australia (well, real Australia on holiday). We ...