Hello again, we're back, and what an adventure we've had! Borneo is truly amazing. We stayed by the beach all the time, which we were unsure about, as lots of people had advised us to spend a couple of nights in Kuching, and we weren't sure if we'd be able to fill our days, but it wasn't a problem.
Day 1, we mooched around at the hotel and on the beach, which was lovely, as the beaches in Singapore aren't great, especially after we're used to the beautiful ones in Devon, so we spent lots of time collecting shells and paddling in the South China Sea - SO warm. In the evening, we went to a local sea food restaurant in Kampung Buntal. The food was absolutely delicious, (we had black pepper lobster, sea bass, chicken rice for the girls, noodles and rice for about £6 a head), but the setting was definitely simple (am surprised the girls and I were quite as brave as we were)...
Day 2 was probably the highlight of our trip. We went on a boat trip to spot irrawaddy dolphins, which was amazing...
The girls haven't seen dolphins in their natural surroundings before, so it was a real treat to be able to share this experience with them. There were a group of 3 of them swimming amongst the local fishing boats. They were truly beautiful, very graceful creatures, making a lovely soft blowing noise.
After that, we moved on to the mangroves looking for crocodiles. Unfortunately, we didn't see any (I'm not entirely sure I was anything other than relieved, as I'm not a great crocodile fan, more of which later), but we were in the mangroves for quite some time, and I have to say, Mr W and I both felt very privileged to be there...
Having failed to find any crocodiles, we went snorkelling off Satang Besar Island, which was too cloudly to be perfect, but was still thoroughly enjoyable, and again, to see the girls doing it was fab. We then had lunch on the island, and this was our view from the picnic table...
And these are some of the shells we found...
I'll report in with more news on Wednesday. Until then, enjoy your week x
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