Deramakot to Sandakan

We went out for an early morning walk from the camp spotting a Serpent Eagle on a power pole just as we started. It was an enjoyable walk including a section of suspended walkway. Mags decided to give it a miss due to the proliferation of leeches, which we all managed to attract!
Our drive back to Sandakan was much easier than the drive in as the gravel road had dried out a lot.
In Sandakan we took a walk on a section of a self guided walk in the town. We went up the 100 steps to visit Agnes Keith’s house. Agnes and her husband Harry - who held a number of senior positions in the Forestry and Agricultural departments - lived in Sandakan from 1925 to 1952. Agnes wrote a number of book’s about Borneo with her most notable works “Three came home” documenting her time on Japanese POW camps during WW2 and “Land below the wind” about what was British North Borneo - now Sabah. Afterwards we went next door to the English Teahouse, with a lovely lawn around the grand old colonial building, for afternoon tea and scones - very nice!
In the evening we had supper with the Romanian couple who had been with us on our game drives at Deramakot.Read more