Breakfast was interesting - noodles, chicken rice, mini sausages, chips and banana bread. The banana bread was beautiful, but the bananas are so good its not surprising (they have little bananas that taste just like lolly bananas!).
After breakfast had settled, it was off up the hill. The paths are really just sandy paths where the tree roots are used as steps, very in keeping with the environment! There were some very very steep sections, but the last third of the trip was very easy. It was so much cooler up on the top of the hill - above the rainforest was not nearly so humid, and there was a lovely sea breeze
. On the way up the hill, we saw pitcher plants, that look like a little jug and trap flys. Amazing to see some of these things in their natural environment. Going down was not nearly as hard as I expected, although there were a few 'interesting' sections...
After getting back from the walk, it was time to finish packing the bags and check out. We had a lovely time at Bako, but we were all looking forward to coming back to Kuching and some variable temperature water and airconditioning (although the fans were quite effective!). After getting back to the ferry terminal, it was time for lunch in what looked like a very dodgy cafe. After quite a wait (they were very busy) we had a delicious lunch of fried rice, sweet & sour fish (with fresh pineapple), palm fronds in garlic, fried tofu with vegetables, and rice noodles. It was really really good!
We came back to Kuching via bus, ready for a quiet afternoon/evening. After checking into the hotel (with welcome drinks - even though we had been at the same hotel just one night before!!!), it was a quick shower, get all the dirty clothes out of the bag then off to the laundry.
Tonight we are heading to Top Spot, which has been highly recommended by a few people, so I am very much looking forward to it...
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