and, God my calves hurt like hell.
That's for trying to be a Jungle Jane. An effort, IMHO, I gave my best foot forward and suffer calves so tense that I walk all wrong!
Still, my trip to Mulu with Iz, Myuzim, Wid & KF was a super fun and enlightening.
From BWN to MYY on a rented van courtesy of Hertz, MYY to MZV took 30 minutes on a Fokker50. Our package was arranged by Pan Bright Travel Service.
The entire Royal Mulu Resort is built on and of stilts and walkways. A covered becha delivered our luggage to the room.
Views from the verandah.
The larger-than-life foliage of the Mulu rainforest.
Views of the Deer Cave, the largest cave opening in the world, from the Bat Observatory. After the tour of the cave, visitors sit outside at the Observatory and watch the streams of fruit bats fly out of the cave entrance (think Pitch Black)...
At the mouth of Deer Cave.
At one point, our jaded guide Ricky made us look back and howdy folks, its Abraham Lincoln's profile? I cannot confirm the accuracy of this natural phenomenon as its too high to verify.
A breathtaking view from inside Deer Cave and what a pity you can't smell the bat guano.
The entrance of Lang's Cave, named after the Penan guide who stumbled upon it in 1977.
The smallest of the four caves of Mulu, Lang's Cave smaller dimensions enable visitors to view the limestone formations that look alive.
Enroute via a motored long boat to Wind and Clearwater Caves, we visit the Penan settlement, all quiet on the Sabbath.
From inside the Wind Cave.
You can see stalagmites.
And stalagtites.
The one-leaf plant on the ceiling at the entrance of Clearwater Cave.
Going down into the bowels of Clearwater.
Looking up its entrance.
A garden peeping into Clearwater Cave.
My travelling mates the Pond Nymphs.
The pool at the resort.
At the base of the Canopy Walk, Mulu National Park.
Its walkways were a wee bit terrifying.
But ultimately well worth it.
Earth Mother Emma. Out.
xx
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