This morning we are going on a trek into the jungle, so after my breakfast (coffee) I am waiting to get my taxi ride on the jetty with a whole load of Scandinavians who are being herded into one of the wooden boat with their entire luggage. They look really doubtful and start arguing with the boatman that the boat will take the weight (I am not convinced either – 12 or so 6 foot Scandinavians plus all their luggage…) so I leave them to it and get into a water taxi that takes me to the others in my group, via all the other drop off points first (at least I got an extended journey). Finally, he dropped me off at the Floating restaurant where the others are waiting, having finished their breakfast of chicken rice...Today’s activities start with a trek into the rainforest – this is about 5 km up and down a sort of well-trodden path, ending up at this viewpoint called Teresek Hill. The place is lovely, and I was really surprised that it was not so overcrowded with other tourists / trekkers – the resort has a limited accommodation, so I guess it makes sense that the numbers of people that are wandering about the place is also pretty limited. It’s quite a strenuous hike and I'm glad when we reach the furthest point, which offers great views of the jungle. If it weren’t for the large wasp like things plaguing us, it would have been perfectly relaxing!
After resting for a while, we head back down to the Canopy Walkway – which was the largest in the world before it broke! This didn’t sound too promising, but in fact, it hadn’t really broken, more like a tree had fallen onto it and blocked the way, so only half was actually walkable. That was fine actually, as it was quite rickety and very hair raising...
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