Preparations for Borneo

It's been a while, but now the preparations for a new "mission" are gaining momentum again. T minus 26h and counting. My girlfriend and I will soon be off for our first stop in Seoul (6 hours at the airport since the city is too far away. What a pain in the ...! Anyway. The arrival in Kota Kinabalu (which is located in the Sabah province, the Northeastern part of the island) will be at night and the first 2 stays will be spent in a rather nice hotel. :)

Then 2 days of getting accustomed to the climate and infrastructure and off for a 2 days trip up the Mt. Kinabalu which rises 4095m high into the Bornean sky. The next station on our route are the Sepilok Orang-Utan rehab center in Sepilok, a jungle trip in Sandakan, the Danum Valley Conservation Area, the Tabin Wildlife Reserve (both to hopefully spot the Bornean clouded leopard. Have a look: http://www.cloudedleopard.org/default.aspx?link=borneo_main).

Our last station (at least on our current route) will be Semporna, a place with supposedly beautiful beaches and great diving opportunities. Maybe a couple of days to Berau on the Indonesian part of the island, we'll see. We have three weeks, so I guess that's a good project plan so far. :)

Cheers to the readers!

Stefan