I AM THE BORNEO EXPLORER 婆罗洲探险者

Continue from the Previous Post, >> Read Post 1 of 2 read her e << After the rest, we continue on with our journey to the summit. The weather is a big cloudy, and we might encounter rain in the evening when we descend. 12.22pm. From this point onward its all ascending, and along the way there are a few places which have small stream water flowing down. I found this very tiny snail which I nearly step on it. 12.25pm. And also there are a lot of wild orchids along the way. Sometime we even can find more than 10 different species of orchid on a tree trunk. Good sign, as it shows that the forest on my home land are still rich with flora...must cherish it. So along the way, whenever I saw any plastic bags, or bottle I will take it along with me, and throw it when I reach the resort. 12.45pm. Leech, live in humid/wet places. And leech is a very fragile animal, so if you ever encounter leech, it means that the place are still in a good condition. There are 4 of us...

My first trip to the Borneo Highland!!! Finally I had the chance to go. I joined 4 of my friends to Borneo Highland...well technically we’re there for the Sarawak Bird Race event, which organise by the Malaysia Nature Society, but we did not join in the event and went on our own to the trail all the way to Batu Panggah (the curse stone), then the Penrissen Summit, and back down again on another trail to reach the golf course hole no.13. Borneo Highland is the only resort in Kuching, Sarawak which sit on top of the mount at around 1000 meters above sea level. And its surrounded by the thick rainforest with rich flora and fauna. To go up to the resort, they don’t allow personnel car to drive up, as we can only park our car at the foot hill, and the resort will use their own vehicle to pick customer up to the resort (which I don’t like). The Borneo Highland resort is build just right next to the Kalimantan (Indonesia) and Kuching (Sarawak) border. So there is a viewing point where...