To the Bat Cave!

Up before the sun for our 6am river safari on the hunt for crocodiles and Pygmy elephants. Being on the river so early was delightfully quiet. We stumbled across dozens of monkey family’s who provided a lot of entertainment.
We did see a couple of crocodiles but Mick Dundee is correct - “they aren’t crocodiles!!”. How these tiny things have made it to be part of the Borneo Big 5 and Sun Bear haven’t seems like quite the error; one I have decided to rectify for my own records and reporting purposes.
We didn’t manage to find any Pygmy Elephants which is disappointing but we have one final safari to go!! All hope is not yet lost.
After a leisurely breakfast we headed to the Bat Caves where the nests are harvested as a Chinese delicacy. How anyone decided they would be a nice treat baffles me. The floor was teeming with cockroaches and super slippery due to bat poo - so gross.
The trek to and from the cave was stunning though so that was well worth it, through the rainforest.
After lunch and afternoon tea ( we get soooo much food it’s like a cruise), we relaxed and experienced a proper tropical storm before one last attempt to spot some elephants. No luck unfortunately but we did loads more monkeys and birds. We even saw a Storm Stork which is endangered with only about 400 still on existence. They are dying out because when a mum has more than one chick, they toss it out if the nest!! Seems like they need to reconsider their one child policy!!
Yet another scrumptious dinner with our lovely group of friends.Read more