Six hours of bus travel for us today to get to Uncle Tan’s operations base camp near Sepilok. We grabbed a taxi to the long distance bus station outside KK with the intention of getting a bus around 10am. Before we could get out of the cab touts had seized our luggage and were arranging our seats on the next bus. Normally that would have annoyed us but in a Malaysia it’s not an issue.

Having slept less than 3 hours last night most of the bus journey was a slumbering blur to me. I did wake long enough realize that the road was very windy as we passed Mount Kinabalu. The views of Kinabalu were spectacular. Perfect weather exposing the black peaks. We were really unlucky with our ascent.

Six hours later we were deposited at an intersection on the main road from KK to Semporna. A short (sign says 150m, but Malaysian distances are always optimistic) walk down the road got us to Uncle Tan’s. The place was pretty deserted and of a reasonable standard (WiFi, Aircon but not hot shower – go figure!). It’s our first experience with ‘all meals included’ accommodation in Malaysia so we were not sure what to expect. Dinner was good and basic. Tomorrow we go back into the jungle.

[Pictures: No pc to upload. Will add later]

– Posted from my iPhone via WiFi