Good evening from Kualar Lumpur!So yesterday was my last full day in KK and I decided to spend it chilling around the city and picking up some last minute gifts. Having explored a few of the back markets I had missed over the last five weeks I picked up some new sunglasses (having broken/lost all three pairs I brought with me) and a couple of pau for lunch. After lunch I got some postcards to leave at the hostel for Emma and Nadiah and spent the afternoon wr...

Hello from a newly qualified rescue diver! So today I finished my final day of the Rescue Diver course and managed to pass my final exam (100%) and the practical rescue scenario without too much difficulty. It has been quite a chilled course, spread over 3 days, when it could have easily been completed in 2. There is a lot of theory (like all the PADI courses) backed up with some practical exercises in rescuing divers from the surface and from underwater....

With my flight not until 2 today I decided to leisurely head back to the Rainforest Discovery Centre for a few hours after breakfast. Not meeting a soul on my walk around the park I saw lots of birds and lizards as well as a couple of black squirrels who had been so elusive the day before when it was busy. I found the 'Sepilok Giant' a massive 65m high tree before heading back to the canopy walkway to watch for birds and listen to the sounds of the rainfo...

My time by Kinabatangan River ended with a final river cruise this morning. Beginning with a massive 4 meter crocodile and some proboscis monkeys still lazing in a tree we also saw a darter and a beeeater (types of bird) before rushing off to catch a glimpse of an orang-utan. After breakfast I packed up, checked out and caught the boat across the river to the waiting coach to Sepilok. Sleeping all the way I was hit by very hot weather as I got off outside the R...

Yesterday was my first blog via iPhone, having left my laptop at Lavender Lodge for safe keeping. Once I had finished blogging I decided to have a shower to cool off before facing the fan cooled room. I must say I've never had a freezing cold shower among spiders and ants while bats swooped around my head ever before, but it was an experience! And the nights sleep wasn't too bad either! I actually needed the blanket provided to keep warm. Which was much better t...