Second last day of trekking. Today we walked the bird trail to the bird tower and the water cascade. This used to be open to tourists, but the wild orangutans in the area would sometimes steal things from them, or the tourists would try to grab them and take photos, so they made the decision to close it. It was probably my favourite trek so far. We didn't see any birds, but the waterfall bit provided some alternative scenery. We waded in for our group photo, and the water was nice and cool, even through our shoes. It was only 3km, but a lot of the return journey was uphill and I have never sweated so much in my life! I pretty much return home every day soaked, as if we dove into a swimming pool! When I took off my clothes to have a shower a big leech had made its way into my trousers – I knew I'd felt something up there! Sometimes with the sweat running down you and random itchy parts around your body it is quite hard to tell! Luckily he hadn't managed to get anywhere too tricky!
rlunicomb
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15 Apr 2020
October 01, 2017
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Sepilok, Borneo
Second last day of trekking. Today we walked the bird trail to the bird tower and the water cascade. This used to be open to tourists, but the wild orangutans in the area would sometimes steal things from them, or the tourists would try to grab them and take photos, so they made the decision to close it. It was probably my favourite trek so far. We didn't see any birds, but the waterfall bit provided some alternative scenery. We waded in for our group photo, and the water was nice and cool, even through our shoes. It was only 3km, but a lot of the return journey was uphill and I have never sweated so much in my life! I pretty much return home every day soaked, as if we dove into a swimming pool! When I took off my clothes to have a shower a big leech had made its way into my trousers – I knew I'd felt something up there! Sometimes with the sweat running down you and random itchy parts around your body it is quite hard to tell! Luckily he hadn't managed to get anywhere too tricky!
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Day One - Arrival
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Day Two - Quarantine Week
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Day Three - Sightseeing Begins
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Day Four - Sandakan
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Day Five - Nosey Monkeys
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Day Six - Induction Day
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Day Seven - Last Free Day!!
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Day Eight - First Work Day
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Day Nine - Outdoor Nursery
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Day Ten
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Day 11 - A New Visitor
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Day 12
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Day 13- Night Out in Sandakan
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Day 14 - The Tea House
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Day 15 - Working with Babies
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Day 16
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Day 17
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Day 18
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Day 19
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Day 20 - Last Day of Rotation
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Day 21 - Visiting Lankayan
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Day 22
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Day 23 - Heading Home
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Day 24 - Trekking Rotation
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Day 25
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Day 26
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Day 27
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Day 28
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Day 29 - Farewell Trekking!
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Day 30 - Turtle Island
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Day 31
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Day 32 - Back in Juvie
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Day 33
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Day 34
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Day 35 - Sweat it real good!
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Day 36
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Day 37 - Last Day of Juvie
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Day 38 - A Visit to Kota Kinabalu
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Day 39 - KK Continued
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Day 40 - Caves, Caves and More Caves
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Day 41 - Back with the Babies
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Day 42
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Day 43
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Day 44 - Awkward Poses
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Day 45
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Day 46
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Day 47 - The Kinabatangan
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Day 48
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Day 51 - Team Awesomeness gets Super Productive
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Day 52 - The Machete's Get Used
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Day 53 - More Tough Goodbyes
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Day 54 - Last Day of Work
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Day 55 - Tomorrow I Fly
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