Wednesday October 17: It has been a long day today. We set off at 7:30 for a drive overland over the ridges of the Crocker Range, to the foothills of Mt Kinabulu (highest mountain in SE Asia. We went to Kinabulu Park World Heritage Site and took in the education centre, and the mountain garden botanical garden. we then continued overland to Poring where there are hot springs and the most important stop - a visit to the treetop canopy walk above the rain forest. There were only 6 of us that did this, everyone else was too chicken! We walked 41 metres above ground, and of course being a rain forest it rained right on time - just before we got on the suspended walk. It wasn't too slippery so we went ahead. It was a great experience, but we hung on tight. Next we heard about a private farm where there was a Rafflesia in flower, this is the largest individual flower on earth, up to a meter wide. Apparently, there may only be 30 a year (in Sabah), and can take 2 years to flower, the plant is rare so was a treat. Off course the heavens opened up again and we got drenched but this is supposes to be a blessing - we will take their word for it.
Now we need to go pack minimum luggage for a jungle trek in the morning. We leave at 5 and have a short flight to Sandakan, then a riverboat to the lodge. No wifi, so I will be quiet for a couple of days.
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