Heading for the Islands - Malaysia

When you head into a rain forest, you should always think very carefully about how to get out! It wasn't easy - but it was very interesting! First you take a long boat down the river for two hours, it felt very strange as there was nothing else around except monkeys, birds and the odd reptile swimming in the water (not quite sure what that was - but it was big!).




After the boat you get on a bus for a few miles and then onto the 'Jungle Express' train for 7 hours!




Here we are on the Jungle Express (don't know who the guy is in the background like!)

This is us in 'first class'. The scenery in places was amazing - big cliffs rising vertically out of the ground and big skies and green fields - however, if that is not your 'cup of tea' there was the 'Bourne Ultimatum' film on flat screen TV. Jungle travel apparently has advanced lately!

The kitchen was another story though. This was a 'Food warning outbreak alert' waiting to happen. The big chap in the distance is the chef, cleaner and washer-upper. He had a rag hanging from his pants that he used to wipe his hands, sink, cups, dirty plates, floor and probably his nether regions. We opted for a cup of tea only(from a plastic cup) - no food!

This is two lovely Austrian girls we met in the Cameron Highlands, Isle (on the left) and Angie. We met up again with them at the train station and spent the night in Kota Bharu (the stop off point to the Perhentian Islands) - but that's for another blog.

Although we were looking out of the windows at the scenery, I'll give a free cup of tea to the first person to tell us what Jason Bourne's real name is!!!

Finally, we'd like to wish all our family and friends - HAPPY EASTER and don't be eating too many of those Easter eggs - we would, but they don't have them here!!! John and Diane - hope you enjoy Thailand.