I have decided, since Ryan and I both have cameras now, and since the amount of pictures have doubled, I will allow the pictures to speak for themselves (a picture is worth a thousand words). No need to worry, I will (and have) added a few words of my own.
Arrival in Kota Kinabalu, our hotel was very nice, we enjoyed the sunset, and relaxing atmosphere. We also love when everyone always thinks we are on our honeymoon. We returned to our room one evening to rose petals, and hearts all over the bed. Almost three years into our marriage, and people still think we are honeymooners.
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| Hotel in Kota Kinabalu. |
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| Very cloudy, but still a lovely sunset. Enjoyed while lounging at the sunset bar, sipping drinks. |
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| Thanks to our lovely travel agent. Apparently this is what happens when you book multiple vacations. |
After an evening relaxing, enjoying dinner, and sipping Dom Perignon, the last thing on my mind was hiking through a jungle. But always one for an adventure, and never one to miss out on anything, I laced up the adventure shoes....
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| Virginia + Hiking = endless entertaining faces and comments |
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| Mount Kinabalu |
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| Canopy Walk Very narrow, very high, very fun... |
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| Ryan's fish eye lens distorts "normal" pictures, but is incredible at capturing wide angle pictures. I love his pictures from the canopy walk, he was able to capture wide landscape photos, and truly show how high we were. Check them out in the album! |
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| Rafflesia plant. Apparently the largest, individual flower. Also known as the corpse flower for its decaying flesh smell. Luckily the wind was in our favor and we were not able to smell the flower. We were very fortunate to see this, they take almost nine months to mature, and only bloom for 2-3 days before dying. |
After our time in Kota Kinabalu, we boarded a flight to the far eastern side of Borneo. It was there we visited the Orangutan Rehabilitation Center. Orangutans are only found in the wild, in Borneo and Sumatra. During our visit, we adopted an orangutan, her name is Bella. We may not have children of our own, but we are now adoptive, orangutan parents. All our pamphlets were sent to Russia, so once I return, I will have to post more information, and pictures of Bella.
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| Very excited to find Red Bull, and also in need of a caffeine boost. |
After our visit to the Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, we drove to the dock to board our boat that would take us to our true Borneo adventure. Along the way, our guide explained what we could expect during our time in the jungle. I do not remember much from the ride, but I do remember certain phrases, "no air conditioning" "50 km down the river" "middle of the jungle with nothing around."
What did I get myself into?
A small preview, first reactions after seeing the boat that would take us 50 km downriver, and as the realization sunk in that I was in for a true adventure. My fancypants ways were in for a test.
Want to check out more pictures from our first couple days?
Check out the album:
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