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Bau Trip (Part Two)

A little recap from my previous blog, when I was on my way to Bau a bug accidentally flew into my eyes, luckily my eyes was ok. Then I went to the Tasik Biru.


Time: 1:58pm
After visiting Tasik Biru Blue Lakewe then continue our adventure to the Wind Caved, I was telling Wei Shian that after the Wind Cave there is still a Fairy Cave, the entrance is halfway up the mountain.
“Is that the Fairy Cave?” Wei Shian asked.
“…I think so” I answered.


Time: 1:59pm
After all the guessing, we then found ourself in a very beautiful road. Along the road, there are trees, all the tree trunk are bending on the top to reach to touch tree trunk from opposite site. It is like a tunnel that form by nature, very beautiful.


Time: 2:00pm
Yes!!! We have reach Wind Cave, I can see two big pavilions. We then park our vehicle near the entrance, drink water. Adjust the setting of our camera, check our wallet to see enough money to pay the entrance fee or not.


Time: 2:00pm
A big sign showing us where to enter, the uncle that guard the entrance booth give us a friendly welcome smile.


Time: 2:01pm
We then read the Notice board to see how much we have to pay. Adult is charge RM3.00 per person, Student/ Senior Citizen/ Disable Person is charge RM1.50 per person, and Children that is below 6 years old are allowed free entrance.


Time: 2:01pm
At first we standby to pay RM3.00, then the uncle asked us “Are both of you students?”, then I hurry replied “YES we are! We are still studying.”. “Ok then, that will be RM1.50 for each person.” Yeah~~~can save RM3.00, later we can buy cola with the RM3.00.


Time: 2:01pm
We didn’t bring our own torch light, so we had rent one and it cost us RM3.00. The uncle also writes our name and time entering the cave for safety purpose. I hope the bats won’t shit on me when I am in the cave.


Time: 2:02pm
The Notice board read: No Hunting, No Cutting of Trees, No Littering, No Open Fire.


Time: 2:03pm
A location map, as you see clearly there is a river, the river flow through the cave. We are not at the North, the river flow from North East, to the South. There are place for people to swim at the South side of the mountain, and that is our next destination will be. But now get ready to enter the cave with us.


Time: 2:04pm
There are 3 cave passages, the nearest entrance is Cave Passage No.1. The three passages can either be entrance or exit.


Time: 2:05pm
My camera shuttle just keeps on open and close. I just can’t let any of this scene slip away from my camera.


Time: 2:06pm
Just when we want to enter the cave, my 4 Mega Pixel Olympus stated to let me down. It can’t take good night shot, the cave is very dark until you can’t even see your own hand. The torch light is not bright enough to light up the whole cave.


Time: 2:06pm
Just when I stated to feel that there is no hope, Wei Shian took out his 5 Mega Pixel Sony Cybershot. He then set the flash lever to the highest, and he try to make the first shot in the cave. It come with good result, I am happy that Sony didn’t let us down.


Time: 2:06pm
Inside the cave we hear the sound of water dripping, and smell bat shit. Can’t see clearly what is in front of us.


Time: 2:07pm
In the cave there are bridges/paths that build for tourist to explore the cave. Next time if you go, don’t touches the railing cause is full of bat shit, and is very smelly as well.


Time: 2:08pm
The rocks in the cave are wired, I wonder how can all of this form?


Time: 2:08pm
Our torch light is very dim, we can only see a small portion of the cave plus both of us share one torch light. I regret didn’t bring a bigger torch light.


Time: 2:09pm
There are a lot of stair cases, and thanks to the dim light I knock my foot at the stair case many times.


Time: 2:10pm
Just above our head, we hear noise made by bat. We look up, and saw a lot of bat hanging on the rocks. I hurry zoom in the shoot them all :P


Time: 2:12pm
A Viewing Platform for us to view the front part of the cave (start from the entrance). I did take photo of it, but sorry folks it was too dark so I didn’t post the photo up.


Time: 2:12
Not far from the viewing platform, Wei Shian saw light coming out from the cave. We go for a closer look, and notice is a small mountain pass.


Time: 2:13pm
I think this is tree or grass root.


Time: 2:14pm
With a little imagination it looks like a big alien head that support the root from falling down.


Time: 2:15pm
Bellow there is Cave Passage No.2 which is not where we are going. We need to go deeper into the cave.


Time: 2:17pm
With a little imagination again, this looks like one of the alien monster (魔人普乌)that want to destroy the world in the Dragon Balls comic book.


Time: 2:19pm
Wei Shian and I did get a little nervous, cause at then we are the only two person in the cave.


Time: 2:19pm
If a giant cave monster suddenly come and eat us, there will be no place to run or hide.


Time: 2:22pm
This is a very deep mountain valley, how deep it is I really don’t know. I had tried to through a stone down, and we only can hear the sound getting smaller and smaller. I thin we better go before we fall down.


Time: 2:25pm
Though this is called the Wind Cave, but I tell you that time Wei Shian and I were sweating there is not even a single breeze. They should add a No in front of the Wind Cave.


Time: 2:26pm
Wei Shian is holding the torch light, while I do the photographing. Suddenly Wei Shian said “Wilson, hurry takes this one.” I look up, WTF there are two little cute pig face bats hanging on the cave. I hurry zoom in, wait for the flash to charge, and “catcha” took their photo.


Time: 2:27pm
And just beside the pig face bats, is an edible bird’s net the swallow is still in the net. Bird’s net is a very expensive thing, as it is good for our health. Many people get rich because of doing the bird’s net business, this lately is popular in raising swallow in a building. They play a casset tape of swallow sound in am empty building, and hope the swallow will net in the building. This people, they can do anything in order to get rich.


Time: 2:30pm
I took this photo twice, why? Because when I took the first one, I though I saw something on the cave wall, I preview the photo at my camera. All I can see is small black dot, so I took a second shoot, and I notice is full of bats hanging on the wall. After took the shoot, we hurry leave the place, because I scare they will attack us in groups.


Time: 2:31pm
This little small black dots are all bats, it looks very scary.


Time: 2:38pm
If suddenly an earth quake strike, 100% Wei Shian and I will be crush like bugger meat. Talk about bugger, now I feel a bit hungry as I haven’t had my dinner yet.


Time: 2:39pm
The deeper the cave, the more bats there are.


Time: 2:39pm
Just look at the shape of the cave, I was wonder is this made by man or nature? It is really amazing.


Time: 2:40pm
We almost reach the exit of the cave, can you see the light behind Wei Shian…


Time: 2:42pm
… It looks like our cave exploration is going to end soon.


Time: 2:44pm
Under the pathway, we can hear water. Is the stream that flow out from the cave, and there are people swimming at the stream. Wei Shian told me at first he wanted to swim in the stream as well, but after exploring the cave and saw all the bat shit “Wilson, lets just forget about the swimming idea la.” He said.


Time: 2:58pm
With a little imagination again, I can see a big jelly fish hanging on the wall.


Time: 2:59pm
We touch the cave took a photo to prove we had been to the Wind Cave before. I was kindda short, so it a bit hard for me to stretch up and touch the cave wall.


Time: 3:00pm
Must be careful when walk out the cave, many water dripping up the cave. Wei Shian said this is mineral water, but I say this is bat shit water.


Time: 3:00pm
This is the exit, cave passage no.2, we can go out from no.3 but this lately there are landslides, so no.3 is close from visitor for the moment.


Time: 3:10pm
A Notice board that display the same message before we enter from cave passage no.1.


Time: 3:19pm
We had reach the end of our cave journey, we thanks the uncle at the ticket booth to look over our vehicle, asked direction on the Wind Cave stream, and wave good bye to him. He also gave us a friendly good bye wave back :)


Time: 3:20pm
To the river stream…


Time: 3:26pm
With just a few minutes ride, we reach our next destination. There’s a very beautiful design sign board saying Welcome Wind Cave Nature Reserve.


Time: 3:26pm
Mr. Sun had started to work, and he had sine well cause is very HOT.


Time: 3:37pm
We then find a place to sit down to rest our feet. We ate some snack, and drink some water to charge our energy for the next cave.


Time: 3:32pm
The place is full of people, one family even start to barbeque.


Time: 3:32pm
The water looks very clear, I asked Wei Shian again whether he wants to go for a swim or not? He point the middle finger to me and said “No Way!!!”.

Here is a clip of the stream, enjoy.




Time: 3:33pm
A panorama view on the stream, and this is the end of my Bau Trip (2), the last bog will be up soon on my adventure at Fairy Cave. Inside the cave is like a different world, is very beautiful. And I am impress that nature can build such beautiful masterpiece. So my dear reader, see you all in my next blog. I am going to sleep now, tomorrow still need to work.


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Bau Trip (Part One)

Last Sunday Wei Shian and I went to an adventure trip to Bau. Bau is is situated about 37 Kilometer from the Kuching town.


Time: 12:52pm
Weather: Windy with dark clouds
The weather today is just perfect for going to an adventure. We plan to visit the famous Wind Cave and Fairy Cave. To go to our destination, we need to drive by the Batu Kawa New Township.


Time: 12:59pm
When we pass by Batu Kawa, we head into SHELL gas station to fill up the petrol. I was worry that we might not have enough full to get back from Bau, cause there are only left half of the fuel in the tank.

Time: 1:03pm
After filling up, we continue with our journey. Along the road, there are many interesting buildings. Is been quit a while since the last time I visit Bau, so everything is like very fresh to me. This is the ST’s Mark Catholic Church of Batu Kawa.


Time: 1:05pm
I love the weather today, is not very hot and dry. After pass the Church, then follow by a Stone Mill. There are also a Stone Mill near Tapah Village (Near grandma house), if have change I will take a shot of it and post it up.


Time: 1:07pm
A Sand Mill situated opposite of the road. It looks like most of the factories here produce heavy material.


Time: 1:10pm
After the Sand Mill there is a bridge, (sorry folks I forgot to take a shot of the river name). Located just beside the bridge, is a factory that produce sand as well, when we were crossing the bridge a ship was towing a big mound of sand going under the bridge. It was too bad I didn’t have enough time to take a shot on the ship.

Time: 1:15pm
Factory sells Aluminum Zink, Polyester, and house roof.


Time: 1:22pm
Bau, Lundu, strait ahead. Lucky there’s a sign along the road, I was so worry that we might go the wrong way.


Time: 1:24pm
Sit tight folks, we still have 15 Kilometer to reach Bau town.


Time: 1:26pm
Yes, finally I saw a sign of the caves. I hurry switch on my camera and took this shot, and just after I took this shot…something bad happen to me, I was in such a pain that even Wei Shian is frighten by me. Wei Shian stop the vehicle immediately to check that I am OK or not.


Time: 1:28pm
Fuck!!! Very unfortunate a bug had flue into my left eye in a very high speed; it was very painful. I hurry use my hand try to get the bug out while shout Wei Shian to “STOP, STOP!” I manage to get the bug out, I use mineral water to wash my eye. That time my tears can’t stop coming out from my eye. I was scare that I might become blind that time.


Time: 1.30pm
After rest for a while, we continue on with our journey. I can’t just let this stupid little bug spoil my adventure on this beautiful day. Here’s another sign it read “going Left Bau (6KM), Tasik Biru (7KM), Wind Cave (7KM), Fairy Cave (13KM), Paku Hot Spring (11KM).”


Time: 1:32pm
Selamat Datang ke Bandar Bau “Welcome to Bau Town”, we can see this big welcoming sign when entering Bau town.


Time: 1:34pm
I took a shot of myself to see how my eye is, and it doesn’t look good. But I don’t felt that much pain, is start to swelling. I hope it will be ok soon; I don’t want to stop my journey so early.


Time: 1:35pm
Wei Shian keep asking direction from me, but I also not very familiar with the place so How can I help you oh Shian??!! A Chinese grave yard.


Time: 1:36pm
A cell phone transmitter station.


Time: 1:36pm
Before entering the town center, we had pass by a big temple. Now come to think of it, I should go into the temple and pray for a while. Maybe I can take some nice photos as well, regret I didn’t do that.


Time: 1:36pm
A water fountain, our vehicle was moving a bit fast so I can’t take a clear shot. *sigh*


Time: 1:37pm
We then continue with our exploration, there is a small roundabout. What interesting is that there is actually a Buddha statue in the middle of the roundabout.


Time: 1:38pm
When we nearly reach the end of the town, there is another temple located there. Looks like most of the Bau people are Buddhist.


Time: 1.40pm
We continue our exploration; we are looking for the Tasik Biru. Tasik Biru is an abandon gold mine. But the government had done some beautification on it to make it one of a tourist must visit destination.


Time: 1:43pm
Here we are, Tasik Biru.


Time: 1:43pm
This is a warning sign and it read LAKE WATER CONTAINS HIGH LEVEL OF ARSENIC. PUBLIC IS STRONGLY ADVISED NOT TO FISH, SWIM AND BATHE IN THE LAKE OR TO USE LAKE WATER FOR DRINKING AND OTHER PURPOSES. sounds very danger, then is it save to touch the water?


Time: 1:44pm
There’s a platform for a better view on the lake. I can see the water is very clear, and there are also fish in the lake, but how can this be?? I tough the water is poison, how can the fish survive?


Time: 1:45pm
L-R: Wilson (Me), Wei Shian. Behind us is the Blur Lake (Tasik Biru).


Time: 1:46pm
The water is very quiet and still. It somehow give me a very relax feeling when I look at the water reflexsion


Time: 1:46pm
I wanted to take a shot to see clearly what’s under the water, but this is what my camera gives me.


A panorama view on the Blue Lake (Tasik Biru).


Time: 1:47pm
As you can see on the left side there are also others visitor came to visit the lake. We then proceed to the other end of the lake.


A Panorama view on the other end of the lake, there are many small fish swimming freely in the water.


Time: 1:52pm
So can you see the fish?


Time: 1:56pm
Then we hurry proceed to our next destination the Wind Cave. So we drive out of Bau town, and turn left then we see the traffic light. Do you still remember this place? This is where the first temple is before we enter the town center.


Time: 1:57pm
Wind Cave here we come. To be continue in my next blog Bau Trip (Part 2)

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