Tuesday, February 23, 2010

WE HAVE CHECKED INTO THE 4 POINT SHERATON
















Sunday, February 21, 2010

WE WENT TO THE REHABILATION CENTRE TODAY








THERE ARENT MANY ANIMALS HERE, BUT THAT IS GOOD AS IT IS MORE A CLINIC THAN ZOO. BUT WE DID GET TO SEE ORANUTANGS! THEY ARE SO BEAUTIFUL AND SO MUCH LKE US OR US LIKE THEM. THE FEMALES WERE FULL OF FUN THAT MADE US LAUGH AND THE 2 BIG MALES ARE SO GIANT AND SERIOUS. WOW, I COULDNT IMAGINE ENCOUNTERING ONE ON A JUNGLE PATH. WE WERE ABLE TO SEE 2 YOUNG ONES AS THEY ARE TAKEN TO THE JUNGLE EVERY DAY AND BECAUSE THE RAIN WAS SO HEAVY THEY CAME BACK EARLY AND WE JUST HAPPENED TO BE THERE. SO CUTE!
THE SPIDERS ARE AMAZING, HUBB SPIDER I THINK. WHILE WE WAITED OUT THE WORST OF THE RAIN I GOT SOME GREAT PICTURES OF THESE GIANT NON LETHAL GUYS!
I MET A GUIDE WHO WAS WORKING WITH SOME OTHER PEOPLE BUT HE GAVE US SOME GREAT ADVICE FOR OUR FURTHER TRAVELS!

VERY DANGEROUS CROCS!! FUN TO WATCH THOUGH.







WE WENT TO A CROC FARM, YOU CAN BUY CROC MEAT HERE!
















HERE WE WAITED FOR ORANGUTANS THAT NEVER CAME!


HERE WE WAITED FOR ORANGUTANS THAT NEVER CAME!


Friday, February 19, 2010

KUALA LUMPUR











BY THE TIME WE ARRIVED IN KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, THE 2 WEEKS OF NON STOP SWIMMING ANS SWIMMING POOLS HAD TAKEN ITS TOLL ON TRENYN AND HE GOT A BAD EARACHE WITH A 3 DAY FEVER. WE STAYED IN THE HOTEL BUT IT WASNT A VERY NICE HOTEL, SO WE CHANGED TO A 5 STAR THAT I FOUND FOR 40 USD A NIGHT ONLINE, THEN WE GOT UPRADED TO ONE OF THEIR SUITES, IT WAS SWEET. GREAT FOOD, BEAUTIFUL ROOM, NICE PLACE TO RECOVER.
WE FINALLY WENT FOR A WALK AND TOOK THE TRANSIT TRAIN, GREAT FUN AT THE AT THE 'K.L.TOWER'. WE HAD LUNCH UP THERE. IT ISNT AS HIGH AS OUR C.N. TOWER BUT IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING AS KUALA LUMPUR'S BUILDINGS ARE HUGELY TALL AND SURROUNDED BY OLD BUILDINGS THAT ONLY SEEMS TO ADD TO THE HEIGHT OF THE NEW. SO WHEN YOU ARE SO INCREDIBLY HIGH UP. LOOKING AT THE BUILDINGS YOU THOUGHT WERE TALL.... YOU GET IT!
SO THIS MORNING WE FLEW INTO KUCHING (BORNEO) AND ARE SETTING UP OUR TOURS FOR THE NEXT 3 DAYS. SHOULD BE SOME GOOD PICTURES AND STORIES COMING.
HOPE ALL IS WELL, KEEP THOSE LETTERS CO9MING, I ENJOY THEM. VIOLET&TRENYN