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Title: Hello from Borneo!
Post by: katynewbie on April 03, 2012, 04:58:31
Hi folks! I am here in Sabah, in the rainforest and can still keep an eye on you all, isn't t'interweb wonderful!?

Will be back soon with pics of orang utans (saw one in the wild this morning!) and pygmy elephants, i hope you are all behaving...even Ace!

K x
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Post by: Squash64 on April 03, 2012, 05:45:06
Hi Katy, don't tell us there is an internet cafe in the middle of the rainforest! 

Looking forward to your photos.
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Post by: lorna on April 03, 2012, 06:58:26
Very envious. Sure you are having a great time. Look forward to photos.
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Post by: shirlton on April 03, 2012, 07:03:41
Hi Katey......But are there any cats ;D
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Post by: goodlife on April 03, 2012, 07:22:21
Ahhh....monkeys and such and things...have a good holiday!
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Post by: Melbourne12 on April 03, 2012, 08:05:23
Have a fabulous time!  We're looking forward to the stories and the pix!
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Post by: tricia on April 03, 2012, 11:44:45
Katy - I am not usually a person who gets envious, but if there is one thing in the world I have always dreamed of it was to visit Borneo! Please take lots of piccies to show us. I have been in the rainforests of northern Queensland and can still visualise it and the atmosphere there. Lucky, lucky you!

Tricia
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Post by: Ninnyscrops. on April 03, 2012, 23:29:34
Isn't the interwebby such a grand thing.

Our son messaged from the Masai Mara today, telling us what he'd seen.

Loads for the mind's eye and the camera to share, please.

Ninnys
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Post by: cornykev on April 04, 2012, 05:15:02
Piccies would be great, my 7 year old has been learning about the rainforest and has been non stop talking about it for months she even tests us on it to see if we learn from her talks and if we get it wrong she just says, weren't you listening I've already told you this one, cheeky mare, I don't know where she gets her cheek from .   ;)
I will be asking questions on the rainforest Katie on behalf of my Phoebe, so be prepared.    :D   ;)
Title: Re: Hello from Borneo!
Post by: davyw1 on April 04, 2012, 07:51:55
Some pictures would be fantastic, i was out there in !965 and 66 Stayed in Bruni and Sibu so it would be nice to bring back some memories

Bet the locals dont look like this any more

(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r111/stumpinsci/Borneo66punan2.jpg)
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Post by: Digeroo on April 04, 2012, 07:58:42
Sounds fantastic,  Yes please pics. 
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Post by: katynewbie on April 17, 2012, 09:12:29
Hello, am back now, we had an amazing time, the rainforest is fantastic, I saw more endangered species than I thought possible. We saw (and all in the wild) Orang Utans, leopard cats, marble cats, flying squirrels, pygmy elephants and loads of bugs which looked like they were on steroids they were so big! Lots more which I will remember later. Will try and attach pics..
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Post by: katynewbie on April 17, 2012, 09:39:05
Ok, that worked, let's try another few:pygmy elephant, black and blue broadbill, young orang...
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Post by: macmac on April 17, 2012, 09:54:33
Oooh you lucky duck !
I don't travel but my most favourite creature (after the grandkids  ;D) is oran utan .
To see them where they belong must be breathtaking.
What a wonderful experience,thanks for sharing especially the pics  :)
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Post by: Kleftiwallah on April 17, 2012, 11:17:46

Katy, on your return, bring me back a small amount of raw kapok.  The kapok I got with my blowpipe from the Temiar tribe of North Kelantan has run out and I wanted to show my grandson how to use it.

This is not a spoof !    :D   Cheers,    Tony
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Post by: tricia on April 17, 2012, 11:34:16
Katie - I'm drooling! Wonderful piccies, hope there are a lot more to come?

Tricia
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Post by: lorna on April 17, 2012, 12:19:22
Brilliant!! Thank you for sharing. Very envious.
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Post by: shirlton on April 17, 2012, 12:22:03
How lovely for you to see these animals where they belong.
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Post by: cornykev on April 18, 2012, 18:44:55
Any more animal piccies for my Phoebe.   :)
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Post by: katynewbie on April 19, 2012, 08:42:22
Hi Kev, here are some more, a Bat Lily Orchid, Pygmy Elephants (including a baby) swimming across the Kinabatang River, then them getting out onto the bank, silver leaf monkeys and some more later...
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Post by: shirlton on April 19, 2012, 09:21:18
Wow
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Post by: Paulines7 on April 19, 2012, 10:11:24
A lovely experience Katy and lovely photographs.  Thanks for sharing.
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Post by: SamLouise on April 19, 2012, 14:10:27
Yes indeed, lovely. Something I wouldn't mind doing myself in the future.

Katy, if you're interested, there's a programme on Channel 4 on Monday 23rd called Jungle Special: Inside Nature's Giants and this week (part 3/3) they are in the Borneo Rainforest.  Description says: The team heads to Borneo in Southeas Asia to dissect some of the rainforest's most fascinating flora and fauna, including giant insects and parasitic trees.  Not cute and furry orangutangs I know, but just in case you want to reminisce already ... ;D
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Post by: cornykev on April 19, 2012, 16:12:09
A great one of the loch ness monster in the second picture.  :D
Title: Re: Hello from Borneo!
Post by: katynewbie on April 19, 2012, 19:39:10
I thought that at the time, either Nessie or a river boat full of rowers which was slowly sinking!