Monkeys and Mosquitos

So after 2 days non-stop flying and airport terminals we finally arrived in Borneo in the brilliantly named town of Kuching. After a day of chilling, or boiling, around Kuching, checking out the markets and having the worst, coldest buffet of our lives we settled down in our room, the boys having the best room with the only en suite...
The next 2 days were spent in Bako national park, 2 of the best days of my life. Arriving by bus on day 1 we registed and boarded the small boats which took us on a jungle river cruise through crocodile infested waters to the main offices and chalets. We opted for the 2 1/2  hour trek on the first day which was a surprising struggle for everyone. The heat, humidity, rough uphill terrain, and constant threat of monkey and snake attacks meant constant stops and aching legs and shoulders, however we powered through and came out onto a massive clifface overlooking a fantastic beach, a few of us climbed down to the beach and negotiated with the boatman to take us back to our site. After dinner and messing around on the beach, our tents were set up and ready for what was to be the worst night of our lives. After being severely dissapointed by the mosquito's (me and Rob expecting daddy long leg sized insects and they end up being midge sized...pfft...) we settled down in the tents, with 5 guys, jon and dans feet either side of my face, and the general heat and humidty it was a surprise anyone slept, still, atleast we weren't sleeping in puddles like the girls...
On day 2 we packed the tents and headed to the second trek, opting for a shorter trek after yesterdays struggle, we managed to complete the 1 1/2 trek in 40 minutes, everyone having clearly improved and rewarded by again coming out onto an amazing beach. With various rocks to climb, lizards, snakes and the odd-nosed proboscis monkeys, this was the best day of the trip so far... Despite all the scenery, massive tree's and unusual plants, herds of wild boar and mosquito's visibly eating you alive, the highlight of the national park has to be the monkeys, emerging from the tree's into the hunting ground of the cafe, one particularly fearless monkey first stole a banana before moving onto a can of sprite on a table, at first drinking it like a human and then tearing the the can in half with its teeth before dipping its head in, it then wandered away. A few minutes later, during our lunch, the girls sitting on a table with various plates of food, the monkey returns, slowly climbing down the poles before jumping onto the table and frenziedly grabbing Fens' chips, stuffing them into its face 10 at a time and sprinting away like it knew what it was doing was wrong, it just didn't care...despite all the moaning, Borneo has been amazing so far and I can't wait for things to come.

Sorry for the stupidly long blog and I hope everyone's enjoying themselves at home, it's now quarter to 1 in the morning so good night guys!