Taman Negara

We have just returned from the wonderful Taman Negara Tropical rainforest. And we survived!

Had a wonderful time. Saw a few animals too, monkeys playing in the trees, monitor lizards, boars,strange birds, that kind of thing. Stayed in a lovely place called Park Lodge, all you could hear at night was the jungle, cool! Slept so well! Did a little bit of trekking, not too much, just too many weird bugs! Col got bit by a giant ant (we think), his hand swelled up a bit. We were in the middle of this 500 meter long canopy walk (no turning back, and you just can't get down!) so a bit of trauma. Luckily I'm like a walking pharmacy so had just the thing for it! And as he's still here with me, it was nothing too poisionous! Lucky!

 

To get to the jungle we had a 9 hour train journey through it (hmm! I know! But we had to get to this particular part of the jungle you see!). All the locals were so friendly! We were fed lots of weird fruits (Armadillo fruit, get it from a Tescos near you?!) and constantly chatted to. Everyone wanted a piece of us! I think I scared a little baby though, she had never seen a girl like me and almost started crying.. OOoops!! Everyone loves Col too, he's even loosing his voice from too much talking! In the park this lovely lady thought he was Ace from American Idol! Think she wanted an autograph! Heheh!

 

In Kuala Lumpor now. Wow! So great! Off shopping tomorrow I hope!!!! Booking flight to Bali too, not sure what we're doing about Indonesia. We were planning on going to Java, and in particular the area where the earthquake happened last week... So that's obviously not possible now. And the volcano there is about to erupt too I think, so we'll just have to do a few islands instead! Ohhh, not more beaching it!!!! Oh well, if we must we must!!!!

 

Did I tell you we swam with SHARKS AND TURTLES!??!?! SHARKS!!!!! OOOHhhhh!! Must have been the coolest thing ever EVER EVER!!!!!!!!