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After the night safari, we got back to camp and after getting some cold tea left over from dinner to drink, the camp leader Lan passed me a cup of clear liquid and got me to try. I took a shot and immediately felt the hard effects of the liquor. That was vodka! Gosh. Then, Tony handed me another cup filled with some liquid that looked like tea. I gulped a sip down, and they told me immediately that it was tapai. Whow, not only was I getting an education on wildlife in the jungle, I was given some “hard” lessons on liquor too. *cough* Hmm.. Should help me get some sleep, I suppose. I slept in a hut, with some soft tilam as a bed and a mosquito netting over me that kept the insects and mozzies out. Needless to say, I knocked off immediately.

Morning came, and my “hut mate” had his alarm ringing at 6. 6:30 was the morning safari, and we were to get something light to eat before setting out in a boat again.

Oh, I forgot to explain the itenary … aye? Let’s do a quick one.

Day 1

• Arrival
• Night Safari

Day 2

• Morning Safari
• Evening Safari
• Night Jungle Trekking

Day 3

• Morning Jungle Trekking

So … we set out in a boat again. Lan told us yesterday night that there are 2 times in a day that the animals come out .. or are most active. One is in the morning, at 6:30am till 8am and the other is in the evening, at around 5pm.

I can’t begin to tell you about the animals that I saw, cause there was just simply too many. And to be frank .. it was just plainly that. I didn’t know I was not the wildlife lover that I thought I was, but I doubt so. Maybe it was because we were looking at the same kind of animals since yesterday. I guess it’s the variety that will keep me “entertained”.

Speaking of entertainment, the whole time we were in the boat that morning .. I was rooting to see a crocodile! I know I SMSed some of you back home that there might be crocodiles at this river that have been known to devour wild pigs [according to the website].. So .. I kept myself entertained by looking out for any crocodiles that might be sunbathing or something. The guide claimed that usually there’ll be crocs on the river banks but there aren’t any river banks for the crocs to hangout on cause they’re all flooded! I knew I’d be a bit disappointed if I didn’t get to see a crocodile, but I was not to be denied! Muahahaha! I finally got to see one!

Spot the CROC! Click on the image for a larger view.

Can you see it? Ah. I know I know. When I actually noticed that I was not shooting at the correct angle where the crocodile was, this happened.

Sigh. Only caught the head and the tail.

The crocodile was not a big one at all. It was prolly a meter long head to tail, as you may or may NOT see from the pictures .. hahaha! But anyhow, at least I got to see one. In the wild. Woohoo to me.

David[hmm]