Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Quick Note fron Rebak-Malaysia-2010

3/8/10
We had a nice day being tourists yesterday. Hired a car and drove to a nice touristy spot called Geopark and were able to take a cable car ride up to a mountain top and soak up the beautiful views. The cable car was fun. Just like flying in a small aeroplane. Did a lot of walking too. Monkeys everywhere. they are quite cheeky because they are familiar with tourists. One tried to snatch my bag but that was my fault for having it in my hand near the ground instead of on my shoulder. Anyhow I was quick enough so no problem. They can also get quite aggressive but these were pretty placid.

I probably also haven't mentioned that our marina also has some spectacular resident birds. We are particularly impressed with the sea eagles which soar above our island using the updrafts and rarely flapping their wings. We also have resident horn bills and on occasions we get within about 3metres of them. Not Bad! However they are most impressive coming home to their roosts in the distant trees. They glide in like jet liners from a long way off and again without visibly moving their wings. (Tom)

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