Unfortunately after we touched down in Sandakan and checked into our jungle lodge hostel I took a turn for the worst and spent the afternoon with another vomiting bug or food poisoning, not sure which. Anyway it wasn't pleasant so I spent the afternoon curled up in bed watching The Wire on the iPad and feeling sorry for myself. The next morning I was feeling a little better and the mini van arrived to transport us to the jetty for our voyage to turtle island. At...

Unfortunately after we touched down in Sandakan and checked into our jungle lodge hostel I took a turn for the worst and spent the afternoon with another vomiting bug or food poisoning, not sure which. Anyway it wasn't pleasant so I spent the afternoon curled up in bed watching The Wire on the iPad and feeling sorry for myself. The next morning I was feeling a little better and the mini van arrived to transport us to the jetty for our voyage to turtle island. At...