this is Borneo

The last two days since we have been here in Kuching, Borneo we have been planning and trying to figure out what, where, when. 10 Days is all we got here and it seems not enough at all. Transport is quite tricky since here in Sarawak the roads are... well, non existent except one main road and it takes a long long time to go somewhere remote. We really wanted to see Mulu National Park for its stunning huge caves, but even if we'd fly up there, it would just be rushing it. So, we'll hang around Kuching and try to do some overnight trips to the surrounding National Parks, which are really stunning as well.

We are staying in a really cool B&B, which's owner is really nice, quite the story teller and helpful. It's more like home than hostel. So, it all really fits perfectly since we have a base here to store our big backpacks and just explore with the daypacks.

On Sunday we went to the local weekend markets here in town. What versatile stuff they had on offer there. From fish, even spotted the odd shark or two, chicken (dead and still alive), plants, spices, clothes, tracky things you-d-never-buy-at-all to fruits and vedge and the various food stalls, everything cramped into the market place. The smell - not getting into that one now.

Today we took the local bus to the Semeggoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, where they set the captured Orang Utans into the wild jungle. It's not guaranteed that you actully can spot them, but we were very lucky and around seven of them were hanging and swining around the main area. We could have sit and watched them for hours. Too funny. But after we were almost eaten alive by mozzies, we ventured homewards, aka waited for the never punctual and accurate busses for over an hours by the side of the road in 200% humidity hot weather. It's like walking in a sauna everyday and all day.

More monkeys here