Sleeping on the Sea in Semporna

Our final stop in Borneo ended up being an unexpected surprise! We left Sandakan, and by late afternoon our bus pulled into the station in Semporna, a small town along the coast, a jumping off point to some of the most spectacular islands in all of Borneo. As we had nothing booked, we took the […]

Monkey-ing Around in Sandakan

Directly after finishing up with Uncle Tan, we headed into Sepilok to attend the afternoon orangutan feeding at the SORC (Sepilok Orangutan Rehabilitation Center). After buying our tickets and making our way through the crowds of people, we reached the front of the viewing area. A few minutes later, a cute, young orangutan walked right […]

Cruising the Kinabatangan

In Kota Kinabalu we had learned the nature of the bus season in Borneo, so we were not expecting much when we made our way five hours out of the city to the small town of Sandakan. Our original plan was to get in on a three day/two night jungle expedition, but the way things […]