Last Stop - The Borneo Jungle

Well Im sad to say that this post from Borneo will be the last blog of our SE Asia journey. I can’t believe that one month flew by in such a flash. It has been such an uh-mazing experience and we didn’t slow down once. But as this journey comes to an end, it brings new possibilities for more travel in our future. Dave and I love nothing more than to wander through foreign lands and throw everything that is safe and familiar to the wind for a short time. And we did exactly that in these past 30 days, they were unforgettable. 

The Borneo jungle is cuteness overload. We planned to come here with one single goal in mind...and that was to see the orang-utans in their natural environment. They are the most gorgeous animals on the planet and we were lucky enough to visit two rehabilitation centers to get our fix.

Here are a bunch of pictures of the stunning creatures in all their glory!

 

The first ranga sighting was in a national park which facilitates rehabilitation so that the apes can survive in the wild. As such, they live almost completely on their own, only coming down for a feeding during the dry season when fruit is few and far between...in July! January happens to be the height of fruiting season, therefore we were warned that the chances of spotting our red headed cousins was most likely nothing to less than nothing. But amazingly, we lucked out and saw a precious mama and her we little baby monkeying around high in the trees. We got about 15 ft from the mama and were in sheer awe that we couldnt even get the camera to function because we didnt want to take our eyes off of her, plus with the babe around she was in ultra protective mode. Once we backed away I took these shots. It was brilliant!

 

They have such beautiful personalities that shine through without reservation. It’s amazing to watch them interact with each other, it’s almost like a community of people who aren’t concerned with judgement. I mean look at how they can just chill out and unwind...they epitomize relaxation.

They are fun, playful and so loving, i think they have a lot to teach us if we take some time to watch and learn from them.

We arrived home to Brissy five days ago and have been enjoying the uh-mazing company of our friends Kelly & Delaney ever since. We are so happy to have all this quality time together, and have new plans in the pipe for some Whitsundays sailing in a few days!

xo Tegs