Today’s 5:30am alarm came way too early and was still accompanied by the cheery “Good Morning Sunshine!!!” from my roomie the moment I dared open my eyes. The room was gloriously cold which made it so much easier to pull on pants for prime leech avoidance. Even walking downhill at 6am I was already feeling... Continue Reading →
Backtracking to Tabin
I’m glad I did most of my packing last night to make my morning easier today. After another buffet breakfast it was onto the bus to begin our next journey; but at least it has some air conditioning and there was no delay. The itinerary for this trip makes no sense since we started here in... Continue Reading →
Are These Zoos or Sanctuaries?
Words can barely describe how nice it is to be in a comfortable hotel. I had my tea in bed last night, was able to wake up and have my morning routine of tea while I’m getting ready, and felt like I had space to move around; overall just more relaxed. Even though I’ve been... Continue Reading →
Waiting Game
Despite its shortcomings, I am so grateful for the air conditioner in the lodge. . Though it struggled during the day and didn’t stay on continuously, come evening and night it stayed on and worked like a champ, the room was cold enough that I was able to get another great night’s sleep and even... Continue Reading →
Monkey Business
One thing I will say about this crappy little lodge cabin, at least the air conditioner worked great last night! I was able to sleep well thanks to a pill and the cold air so the 5:15am alarm clock this morning wasn’t too evil. In the budding light of dawn I was out the door... Continue Reading →
Well Hello Borneo
Thank you temazepam for another great night’s sleep. Though I awoke at 4am and basically dozed on and off until my alarm at 6am I started my day feeling rested. I did a poll on the trip group chat yesterday and a good handful of the other ladies are on my flight to Borneo this... Continue Reading →
Made it to Malaysia
Going to Borneo to see the orangutans has been one of those items on my priority travel list that’s lived pretty far down. It’s always sounded super cool but it’s complicated; not exactly an easy trip where I can show up, rent a car, and go find them on my own. Back in March, I... Continue Reading →
Zipping Not Flipping
Once upon a time I had an idea that it would be fun to do white water rafting here in New Zealand, on the Kaituna River - not just any rafting but grade 5 white water rafting with the worlds tallest commercially raftable waterfall, the 7m high Tutea Falls. I have been rafting once. Just... Continue Reading →
Fairytale Forest
I woke up to sun today!!! Real life sunshine and no rain! I haven’t been rushing out early mornings this trip and even with the sun I’m still not being overly aggressive on getting out the door. Plus this morning I needed to pack up to change AirBnBs. With the good weather I am definitely... Continue Reading →
Give Me All the Geysers
I miss the bed at the Treehouse; it was so much more comfortable than the one here. Per usual for the last week, I was naturally awake before 6am. Hearing the pounding rain I knew there was no reason to rush out of bed so I closed my eyes again and managed two more hours... Continue Reading →
