Hello everyone!Well, I've made it to Singapore, and therefore the end of my SE Asian adventure :-(I fly out to South Africa tomorrow morning where I'll be spending a month at a conservation and horseback safari centre on the edge of Kruger national park.As well as going out on rides to try and spot some wildlife, I'll be helping out with their various projects and learning all about the bush!The centre doesn't have any internet access (it doesn't even have mains electricity…), and I have no idea how often we will be able to get into town - so I don't want anyone worrying if I don't make contact for a while!It doesn't necessarily mean that I have been bitten by a snake, eaten by a lion or trampled by an elephant :-) Anyway, back to my last Asian update.Before heading into the jungle we went to the Sepilok Orangutan centre which cares for injured, orphaned and rescued orangutans.It was brilliant to get so close to these amazing creatures - have a look at the photos :-) After that we took the boat to the camp, and on the way we saw some pygmy elephants munching by the side of the river!Apparently it's really rare to see them, so we were really lucky - they only come into the area 2/3 times a year (or so the guides said….). Uncle Tan's wildlife camp really is an amazing place!It's right in the middle of the jungle and, although it's basic, you are so close to all the wildlife that you really don't mind!We had wild bearded pigs wandering through the camp, along with a huge monitor lizard, and in the evening a civet cat.We even had chicken mesh on the windows to the sleeping huts to keep the monkeys out… The first evening we went on a night walk.We saw several types of frogs, millipedes, kingfishers and a tarantula!The species of tarantula (Bornean Blue) we saw is only found in Borneo and was only discovered a year ago by the camp manager, who originally thought it was an Indian Black tarantula.Some scientists who were staying at the camp told him that it was unlikely, they only occur in India (surprise, surprise!). They did a bit of investigation, found out that it was in fact an undiscovered species and named it after the camp (the latin name is somethingorother tannus...) The next morning we were up at 6 to go on a morning boat ride.Despite the mist we managed to see quite a few hornbills, an eagle and lots of monkeys (including the proboscis monkey - a very strange looking thing with an enormous nose!)After breakfast we went out on another, longer walk - we didn't see as much wildlife, but our guide was so knowledgeable about all the plants and insects we saw that it was definitely worth wading through the knee-deep water!They did provide us with wellies (or "rubber shoes" as they call them), but the water was way over the top of them, and we all came back to camp with several litres of water in each boot!We had the afternoon free, but the camp manager took a few of us out fishing for dinner.We caught several catfish (yes, I did catch some - in fact I won the prize for the smallest fish caught...), from which he made a delicious fish curry.In the evening we went out on another boatride and saw lots more birds (don't push me for the names, I can't remember!), a crocodile and (the highlight of the trip) a wild orangutan!It was quite hard to see, and too far away for a decent photograph, but it was definitely there! The next day we bid a sad farewell to all the camp staff and started the boatride back to the village.As soon as we left the camp, the heavens opened…and it continued to rain right up until we arrived (at which point it stopped, typical!).The boats were all open topped, so there was absolutely no hiding from it, and I don't think I have ever been so wet!When it rains over here, it really rains…. I spent my last few days in Borneo diving at Sipadan Island, which is often voted one of the top 10 dive sites in the world! And it didn't disappoint - we saw white tip and black tip sharks, lionfish, barracuda, bump head parrotfish, a long nosed hawkfish (apparently they're very rare…), and dozens of turtles.It was brilliant swimming so close to these beautiful creatures - they are just so peaceful!On top of all that there were of course hundreds of fish I couldn't identify, but which were beautiful nonetheless, and lots and lots of stunning coral! All in all, I had an amazing time in Sabah - I would really have loved to stay longer, but I hope I can come back one day! Love to everyone as always,

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