Mulu Caving XPDC : May 2006

Trails map of Mulu National Park .. the largest National Park in Sarawak !

This is my 1st xpdc to Mulu Sarawak .. Took a taxi to LCCT very early morning to catch an AirAsia @ 0725hrs flight to Mulu via Miri .. Upon arrival at LCCT airport, solat Subuh dulu kat Surau LCCT .. ;)

Landed at Miri Airport .. on transit to Mulu ..

Rehat seketika kat Miri airport .. tunggu connecting flight ke Mulu .. ;)

On board Twin Otter .. perghh ! what an experience .. kecik n sempit ! Dok dalam cabin pun boleh bau minyak .. huhu ;)

Tiba di Mulu airport .. kecik jerw .. but cute n very clean !

One for the album .. gp photo at Mulu Airport : main entrance to Gunung Mulu National Park !

Since this was my 1st time here .. ikut jer leader of the gp. Kat sini tidak ada bas / teksi .. Kami sewa Pajero utk ke Mulu Resort HQ Park ..

Transport charges .. actually bila sampai jer destinasi baru i tau jarak dari airport ke HQ Park agak 'dekat', boleh trek jer .. next time boleh jalan kaki jer .. ;)

The bridge to HQ Park .. across Sg Melinau ..

Check in chalet .. very kampong like .. serene atmosphere ..  i like !

Dinner at Mulu Cafe with trekker friends .. discuss plans for tomorrow .. ;)

Sundry shop at Mulu Cafe .. u can get ur basic necessities here .. barang2 kraftangan pun ada ..

Next morning : after breakfast kami trek ke Gua Lang n Gua Rusa. Laluan atas wooden boardwalk .. satu cara conservation utk pastikan pokok2 kecil td rosak dipijak visitors ..

Berhenti seketika utk bergambar .. ;)

Listening to our Guide (the lady in brown khaki shorts .. lupa dah nama dia) giving briefings before entering Gua Rusa n Gua Lang ..

Entrance to Gua Rusa ..

Abraham Lincoln pun ada gak kat sini .. huhu ;)

Waiting for bats .. yg x muncul2 .. ;) Mayb becos of rain ?

Oleh kerana hujan lebat masa tuh .. kami berehat kat rest area .. khas utk bat observation .. ;)

Next day : To Clearwater Cave .. tp kena naik boat panjang ..

Ni lah jeti Sg Melinau ..

Stop by at kampung orang Penan .. ramai gak Mat Salleh n Japanese tourists yg beli belah local handicrafts kat sini .. ;)

Canteq n kreatif ..

Rajin usaha tangga kejayaan .. ;)

Arrived at Clearwater Cave jetty ..

The clear water at Clearwater Cave was really irresistible .. Apa lg.. kami pun terjun la utk lepaskan geram ! Air agak dalam, boleh buat terjun tiruk ! air mmg sejuk teramat sgt .. tp best n menyegarkan ! Tq Allah .. ;)

Main entrance to Clearwater Cave (Gua Air Jernih) .. ;)

Stalactite n stalagmite .. ;)

MasyaAllah .. canteq ! Semua ini anugerah Allah supaya kita memikirkan ttg kebesaran Nya .. ;)

More stalactite n stalagmite .. ;0

Bergambar dgn Bro Iskandar .. ;)

One for the album ..

Bayang2an batu mcm org tgh solat ?

End of caving .. ;)

Next day : breakfast at Mulu Cafe .. ;)

Sambil tengok orang mundar mandir .. ;)

After breakfast, proceed to Canopy Walk ..

Met with a very friendly Japanese tourist (middle) .. O genki desu ka ? Arigato guzaimasu Miyako-san !

Bergambar kenangan kat depan entrance to Gunung Mulu National Park .. Dah setting dalam kepala : nxt trip to Mulu will be to climb Mt Mulu pulak, insyaAllah .. ;)

Group photo shot at one round about at Miri town ..Land of the Hornbills ..

While waiting for flight back to LCCT .. kami pekena dulu .. makan besar ! End of program .. ;)