The Volcanic Mud Bebuak Meritam

What seems like a deserted place back in 2015, now it has become a tourist hotspot, a weekend gateway for family to hangout. Read my post on my visit back in 2015. 

While the origins of these mudpots are not confirmed, research into the mud have found it to be free of bacteria and to be safe for humans. Locals also swear by the mud’s healing and cosmetic properties as well, bringing many people to take long dips in the relaxing warmth of the bubbling mud.

This mud pod is deep, before you jump into any of the mudpot, better consult the locals there on the heigh of the pots first. Once you jump in, some are slippery and not easy to go out from it. 

 

A Stroll at the Plankwalk Jetty of Kampung Patiambun Jetty Santaba, Limbang Mangrove National Park

One fine evening, I bring my family, brother, and nephew for a stroll at Kamping Patiambun, there is a plank walk that is about 0.7km long.

This place is also called the Limbang Mangrove National Park, I ever canoe this area before which you can read my post here. This river is a small tributary that eventually will flow to a bigger one called Sungai Pandaruan/ Sungai Temburung.

My brother Jye and nephew Hector boy

Me and my boy Gareth 

Some part of the plank walk are shared by the trees.

My cute little boy and his new toy gun

I saw a few anglers cast their rod here, the fish they caught are small fish, and some mud carb.  

Me and my brother Jye at the very end of the plankwalk.

 This is the maps of the location

Distance: 774 meterMoving Time: 18 mins

The Rizab Semula Jadi, Bukit Hitam, Nature Reserve

 

This is the newly renovated nature reserve, a water catchment at Limbang. 

Limbang is a small town, not much public park or recreation center, so this has becomes one good weekend hangout places for friends and family.

Back in the old days, this place is just a rundown old water catchment center which no one really knew about it existence. Kids will go to the nearby rubber plantation area to collect the seeds, or hangout here. 

The riverbed are covered with mud and soil. Personally I dont think is a good place to swim. 

This old structure is an old resthut which build back in the old days. And now the Sarawak Forestry had did an amazing job to convert this place to make it new again. 

Mount Singai from Kampung Daun

My last visit to mount Singai was on the December 2019, after that the lock down started on year 2020 April and I never had the change to go back to hike mount Singai again. It has been two years, and the mountain entrance from the church is still close from public.  I am very curious about how the trial will look like after two years with no human usage, will nature take back what belongs to them? and cover all the trail with vegetation? 

My friend told me that one of the local there are from Kampung Daun, and they can guide us to hike mount Singai using the old trail used by their ancestors for hunting and farming. 

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Reached the intersection, and here is where it connected back to the existing trail to the summit viewpoint. Normally I will use one hour to hike from the base to the Singai summit. 

Now for this one, from Kampung Daun to the intersection here, it took me around one hour. 

I was expecting the trail to be covered by nature already, but it seems not what I had expected. 

The guide dog that follows us all the way to the summit viewpoint. 

A very clear view that day even can see the South China Sea. 

Read My Old Mount Singai Hike

Singai Hike - Year 2006

Singai Hike - Year 2010