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| Palm oil plantations along the highway |
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| Palm oil tree fruits on their way to be processed- |
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| Refined palm oil- ready to used in food products and/or cosmetics. *Interesting fact: palm oil is the most widely consumed vegetable oil on the planet. |
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| Good-bye to George |
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| Our route to the Borneo Rainforest Lodge- It was all 2-lane gravel road... our driver called it a "free massage". |
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| We were given a refreshing welcome complete with grass necklaces, a cool washcloth and lemongrass ginger water. Our plan is to explore here for the next 3 days/4nights. |
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| Standard gear for trekking in the rainforest includes water bottles and LEECH SOCKS! |
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| The flora seems "prehistoric" |
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| Oversized plants and oversized roly-polies! Actually this is a pill millipede but look what it does... |
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| If touched, it rolls up in to the size of a ping pong ball! |
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| The orangutans in this protected area are followed by researchers and known by name. This is Kong- a large dominant male. He can be identified by his large flange (flappy cheek pads) & a finger that sticks out straight, from a past injury. |
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| Humidity rising in the forest- Yes, things were wet even when it didn't rain AND it was HOT! |
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| Red-leaf Monkey- named so because they like to eat red leaves |
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| Such a treat! A cool pool on the patio of our room to help us cool down after walking in the forest- |
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| No "safari" is complete without the night trek- This first night we took the "drive" |
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| This leopard cat was trying to avoid having his photo taken but we watched him catch and devour a frog- If the plant in front had not obstructed the focus, you would see the cat's face with 2 frog legs sticking out of his mouth! |
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| And at night, always spiders... |
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| A delicious BBQ dinner to round out the day- |
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