So we didn't climb Mount Kinabalu. Derek wanted to, but I was indifferent. Then he became indifferent and then it didn't happen. He decided for the same price we could get our scuba certificates, so that was that. We planned a night in the park at the start of the climb to check out the rainforest and maybe see some pitcher plants, which we did see, encased in plastic at the souvenir shop. Once we got to the park below the mountain I think we're both glad we didn't climb it. It was cold and wet and just gets colder and wetter as you go up.
We spent some time hiking in the rain around the trails, which was as fun as it sounds, but became even more entertaining when we got lost. They were very clearly labeled at the start, but that turned out to be something of a trap because the further you got the more the signs were just posts with the label having long ago rotted away. It would have been less harrowing if so many people and guide books hadn't warned us of the leeches that can burrow through your socks.
We didn't really see any animals. Well, we might have seen something in our hostel, but it might have been a cat. In Canada I would say cat, but we were in a rainforest, so who knows. However, and this is a big however, we saw LOTS of bugs. And not ordinary bugs. Enormous bugs. This photo didn't turn out great, the colours were a very pretty green, but it shows how big that moth is.
This beetle was clinging to a wall about 8 feet up. Each of those tiles is about 3/4 of an inch.
This moth was the size of my fist. I've seen bats smaller then this moth.
I have no idea what this is, but he was about 4 or 5 inches long.
And this guy was just pretty.
And this guy too. He looks like mold! We saw a crazy bug that I can't begin to identify that was even fluffier, but the photos didn't turn out and he ran away.
Oh, and we saw a snake! Sort of.
So we didn't climb Mount Kinabalu. Derek wanted to, but I was indifferent. Then he became indifferent and then it didn't happen. He decided for the same price we could get our scuba certificates, so that was that. We planned a night in the park at the start of the climb to check out the rainforest and maybe see some pitcher plants, which we did see, encased in plastic at the souvenir shop. Once we got to the park below the mountain I think we're both glad we didn't climb it. It was cold and wet and just gets colder and wetter as you go up.
We spent some time hiking in the rain around the trails, which was as fun as it sounds, but became even more entertaining when we got lost. They were very clearly labeled at the start, but that turned out to be something of a trap because the further you got the more the signs were just posts with the label having long ago rotted away. It would have been less harrowing if so many people and guide books hadn't warned us of the leeches that can burrow through your socks.
We didn't really see any animals. Well, we might have seen something in our hostel, but it might have been a cat. In Canada I would say cat, but we were in a rainforest, so who knows. However, and this is a big however, we saw LOTS of bugs. And not ordinary bugs. Enormous bugs. This photo didn't turn out great, the colours were a very pretty green, but it shows how big that moth is.
This beetle was clinging to a wall about 8 feet up. Each of those tiles is about 3/4 of an inch.
This moth was the size of my fist. I've seen bats smaller then this moth.
I have no idea what this is, but he was about 4 or 5 inches long.
And this guy was just pretty.
And this guy too. He looks like mold! We saw a crazy bug that I can't begin to identify that was even fluffier, but the photos didn't turn out and he ran away.
Oh, and we saw a snake! Sort of.
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1 comment:
Ahh indifference, the breakfast of champions.
Great to see that you're still having a good time, I hope you don't lose any limbs from exotic bug bites.
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