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Was up at the crack of dawn, went downstairs for breakfast, bread, jam, bananas and tea or coffee. At quarter past nine we were taken to Sepilok Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre, we got to the feeding station just before ten, and could already see the tree's moving, two rangers came along with banana's and sugar cane the Orang's started coming along the swing ropes, some a little shy, others didn't care, just needed to get to the food, John took loads of pictures. The Orang's stayed around playing and eating for quite a while then the two smallest one's made there way to a keeper stood on the boardwalk, he picked them up and took them to - we think the nursery. We went and had a drink then took one of the walk's through the forest. Left the park at twelve thirty and went back to the office at Gum Gum, had lunch with some other guest's who had arrived. At half past two we left the office and headed on our way to the Kinabatangan river, it took about an hour to get there and on the way it started to rain, ( Typical) We were given black bin bags to put our rucksacks into and all the supplies then all nine of us went into one boat and all the bag's and baggages went on an other, we had to have a bit of a move about to distribute the weight a bit more evenly. Then we were off up the river in a boat without any paddles - but luckily with an outboard motor, the driver stopped every so often to show us different bird's and monkeys and to give everybody a chance to take photo's. It took just over an hour to reach the jetty of Uncle Tan, the bag boat was already there, we all got off and had to make a line so all bag's and provisions could be passed up the steps to dryish land. At the top we all had to change into welly boots as the walk was very muddy as the rainy season had only finished last month. ( they don't have people with big feet so John had to keep his sandal's on) The walk to the camp was interesting with us all a little wary in case a snake dropped out of a tree or something, after fifteen minutes we reached the camp, what a place, eight huts on stilt's all sleeping between four and six, we were all given our alloted hut and told to settle in and then go to main hut for tea/coffee. Our hut consisted of two double matress's and two mosy nets, very basic but we knew it wasn't going to be like the Hilton. We all converged on the dining hut for drink's and a briefing about our stay's itinary. All the staff introduced themselves to us then we all had dinner the food was brilliant. At nine o clock we headed back to the jetty for the evening safari, we were taken up the river and saw Macac monkeys, both long tail and stump tailed. We saw the Wrinkled Hornbill, the White Bellied fish Eagle, Silver Leaf Monkeys and a Crocodile, we were out for about an hour and a half then thankfully on my part we headed back 9 i don't like being on the samall boat on the river in the dark with Croc's hiding god know's where) When we got back to camp some people went to bed and the rest of us went to the dining hut where a farewell party was happening as the manager was going on holiday the next day, beer was flowing and some of the staff were playing guitar's and singing - a brilliant atmosphere. At midnight the generator stopped so we were in the dark, most went to bed, John and i stayed talking to Tony one of the staff, as we were sat their suddenly Tony said look and light his torch and a Civet Cat had come into the hut, it ran off, but Tony got some biscuits and dropped them on the floor, and we waited and sure enough it came back, John got some good photo's. By this time it was nearly one o clock and we had to be up at six so we went to bed. The humidity was unbeleivable.
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