'round the world

Last Kick at the Can

Sadly, our journey's coming to an end. Even more sadly, I think nobody picked up my "Friendly Giant" reference in the last weblog.

We've had a great time in Borneo so far and think we'll come back here as there's so much to do. We saw Mount Kinabalu, but didn't climb it due to time contraints. Instead, we hiked around the base, through mist and huge trees. We almost needed a tape recorder more than the camera - the sounds were incredible. Kacey thought she saw a Raptor (from Jurassic Park) while I was continuosly trying to attract monkeys with my monkey calls - to no avail. It was nice to be away from the heat and humidity for a while. I was lucky to get a picture of the peak of the mountain during a brief repite in the clouds... in fact, climbing may not have been much fun as clouds surrounded the area for the two days we were there.

Kota Kinabalu is like most other south-east Asian cities we've visited. Kacey thought of the two words that should be compulsory in schools here: waste management. Aside from that, the malaria pills I've been taking led to a sunburn somehow... seems I'm photosensitive, malaria-free and have 5 mosquito bites on my forehead from sleeping near some stangnant jungle water.

All's well that ends well, though. We're staying two nights / three days at a resort near K.K. http://gayana-ecoresort.com . Looks fun AND educational, but I don't know how much I'll learn while I lay in the sun.

Tally Ho,
Graham

P.S. Congrats Bruce for making Team Canada AND your team thumping a female goalie to make it into the playoffs - good luck & beat the Mammoth.

Posted by graham at April 15, 2003 07:34 PM