After a bittersweet goodbye to the
Perhentian Islands we hopped on boat and headed for the mainland.
Our good moods were soon changed when a German lady tried to steal
our good seats on the bus which we had reserved. Of course Kiddi was
not having any of it and got into a huge argument with her and chewed
her head off! You don't mess with the Queen, bitch!
The bus ride was a pleasant 8 hour
trip, kind of. So we arrive in Taman Negara. A gigantic rain forest
in the middle of Malaysia. Truly magnificent! Hopping from one gross
hotel to the other our spirits were high, the standard of the hotels
were not. We hokey pokey'd our way to the last hotel. And what do you
know, perfect fit!
Day after we took a scenic boat ride
through the forest. See the pictures, very pretty! And of course
being a rain forest it rains quite a lot here in the afternoon.
Enginn er verri tho hann vokni is our motto for this place. Later
that day we went on a night safari. It was super spooky driving
through the forest in the dark. We saw a few animals, leopard cat,
wild bore, birds and some creepy bugs. We had a blast!
Today we went on a trek again in the
jungle, this time we did a canopy walk. Now that was fun.... and
scary. Walking through the trees at that height!? WOW is the word!!
Gunna almost shit herself with fear and Kiddi walked as if he'd done
this million times. Hehe ok not quite. We were both pretty shaken...
The food in Malaysia has been very
disappointing. We went to the “nicest of the worst” restaurant in Taman
Negara for dinner this evening. Most of the restaurants are located
on the river so it feels like being at sea. We waited for our food
for an hour and a half and when we finished we had to take a boat to
land as the water levels had increased so much! We actually thought
for a while we would float down the river. Now that would have been a
great story to tell?
Needless to say, we MISS proper food!
Good brown bread, cheese, cereal. Just anything not containing rice
or noodles. We sit and dream about all the food we miss. If you are
reading this please send us rugbrod med ost! Pleeeeaaasssee!
Pictures coming soon ;-)
