Working with Pongo
It was an early 6am start and a quick breakfast so we could take the 7am boat back to Sandakan – only one boat leaves per day. On our way out to the jetty I did get to see a reef shark in the shallow water though! Once we arrived back home, a few of us headed to the orangutan centre. It was a super hot morning – 33 degrees and humid, so none of the orangutans really came out. I went back in the afternoon and everyone was there – so I got some great photos of the juveniles and Mariko and baby Piba. I ran into ranger Dato again. He is trying to learn our names. He asked if he could take a photo of me with his biker friend – he was loving it ha. I think I have a fan...
Lunch was included at the nearby Nature Resort as part of our Lankayan package (they are both owned by the same company) – so we headed over there. I had the sweet and sour fish, which was absolutely incredible. It had a delicious coating – like a Chinese takeaway.
rlunicomb
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15 Apr 2020
Day 23 - Heading Home
September 26, 2017
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Lankayan Island, Borneo
It was an early 6am start and a quick breakfast so we could take the 7am boat back to Sandakan – only one boat leaves per day. On our way out to the jetty I did get to see a reef shark in the shallow water though! Once we arrived back home, a few of us headed to the orangutan centre. It was a super hot morning – 33 degrees and humid, so none of the orangutans really came out. I went back in the afternoon and everyone was there – so I got some great photos of the juveniles and Mariko and baby Piba. I ran into ranger Dato again. He is trying to learn our names. He asked if he could take a photo of me with his biker friend – he was loving it ha. I think I have a fan...
Lunch was included at the nearby Nature Resort as part of our Lankayan package (they are both owned by the same company) – so we headed over there. I had the sweet and sour fish, which was absolutely incredible. It had a delicious coating – like a Chinese takeaway.
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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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