The Pleeths and Allins arrived last Sunday morning and it seems to have been all go since then! Great fun having them. They are up for anything and it has allowed Howard and I expand our experiences in Miri.
First thing after lunch on the first day was an explore of Miri and its surroundings:
Our street and the 2 cars. We have discovered we have 8 seats in the Prado, so 6 was a dawdle!
Then off down to Luak Bay and a first paddle in the sea:
On to Marina Bay, the Sea Horse lighthouse and Ulu Mulu Restauant, seen before on this blog! However here is a new view of the marina:
Once we had explored Miri we then frog-marched everybody along the beach to the club for cocktails and dinner. I don't think anybody was too unhappy about it...!
Monday was a day in town - pedicure and manicures are mandatory fpr the ladies. Dave and Andrew mananged to occupy themselves in the 2 hours it took to do!
Tuesday saw us off to Niah Caves. Having done it with Katy once before I was reasonably confident about the trip. This is the boat we used to get across the river, and the start of our hour long hike in to the caves.
We added in an extra this time - a side trip to the local longhouse. The children were so friendly and intestered in us. I spoke to one of the local teachers and she said there were 54 children in the school and she taught 10 of them.
Later on as we approached the caves we came across this very curious little lizard:
None of the cave photos are very flattering but here is one to show we were actually there!
A good day trip and appreciated all round.
Wednesday was golf at Eastwood. Enjoyed by all and nobody came across a snake!
Thursday was a day off for Howard so we took the boat up the river in search of crocodiles once again. sadly the river was really high becasue of the heavy rain we have had so no mud flats for the crocs to lie on and we saw none. However we did reach the farthest reaches on the river where a low bridge stopped us going any further. So next time we need to try some of the tributaries.
After the river trip we headed for the beach in the jeep which was brilliant fun. We each had a beer or wine and enjoyed the ambiance and sunset. Drive home along the beach in the waves.
We ladies haven't fallen out, honest!
Lambir Hills yesterday. A National Park only a half hour drive away from Miri with interesting walks in the jungle. VERY hot and sweaty with some interesting gradiants but with cool waterfalls to be found where you can swim. We didn't swim this time as we headed for the coast and swum in the sea instead. Next time...
Today our guests all left for Mulu Caves for 2 nights so we look forward to their report on how it all works out.
