Only a few days left now in South East Asia... Time really flew by! As mentioned in my previous post we have been spending the last few days on the island of Borneo, on the Malaysian side. We started in Kota Kinabalu and Sandakan and ended by Kuching, where we are today. We particularly enjoyed this last city. It is very pretty, especially compared to Kota Kinabalu, which was completely destroyed during World War II. Today we left the city area and went to Bako National Park. To get there you need to ride a public bus for about 1 hour and then charter a small boat to the park itself. It's still really worth the trip! The park is a big jungle, covering about 2,500 hectares, surrounded by deserted beaches. There are many trails to hike. Considering our lack of time (we didn't plan ahead to spend the night in a lodge in the park) and lack of physical training, we picked two relatively short trails:
- Telok Paku: A 2 km (1 km each way) trail that passes through the rain forest before reaching a small secluded beach. We saw a few monkeys along the way.
- Tanjung Sapi: A short but steep climb through cliff vegetation and ends at the summet of a hill with excellent view of the South China Sea.
After all this intense physical activity (our life is tough! ;-) we are heading tomorrow to the island of Langkawi, where we are planning to spend our last two days in South East Asia...
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It's hot and humid today in NYC - typical stifling weather that makes you want to run to the countryside for a breath of fresh air. Or at least escape to a friends' blog where there's talk of jungles and beaches. Enjoy the rest of SE Asia!
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