I don't think Def Leppard had orange hairy primates in mind when they sang "Photograph" back in 1983. I don't think Michael Nesmith of the Monkees did either. I don't care, I'll use both anyway.
Kuching is a pretty neat little place, much more modern than I ever imagined. Nice riverside, although my current hotel is a long walk away. But that's ok. Walked around last night after figuring a few things out, and got today's stuff organized.
Hopped on a shuttle bus to see the ultimate animal I've never seen yet ... the Man of the Forest, the Orangutan at the Semenggoh. I know we will see them again on the tour, but I've heard more than a few people say the ones down here at better, closer, and better to photograph.
I know they are right. At 3 pm, you are allowed to walk along a trail, but none came out after hearing the master's call for about thirty minutes. But that was ok ... as five were around the main entrance area, doing their usual things. Hanging around (hahaha), eating bananas, swinging from rope to tree to rope and just being who they are. I loved that zoom lens, and took about 400 photos though maybe I've kept 250 for now. I'll have to edit some more tonight. They are usually really hard to photograph since so many things can be in the way, but this was like taking candy from a kid. So easy .... worth the $15 shuttle and entrance fee.
So tomorrow, I'll head to the Sarawak Cultural Village before the group meeting at 6pm. I sincerely hope it won't be a tourist trap, I'll have to keep my fingers crossed. Anyway, there's about 12 of us on our tour, many older people it looks like, parents with kids, etc, as I dropped by the tour hotel a few times already. I haven't met the tour leader Danny yet.
The weather is fantastic, hot, dry, barely a cloud in the sky. I think my arms got a little red today. I just have to drink lots of water still ... I can't under any circumstance get sick in the next three weeks. This will be a completely different trip.
Kuching is a pretty neat little place, much more modern than I ever imagined. Nice riverside, although my current hotel is a long walk away. But that's ok. Walked around last night after figuring a few things out, and got today's stuff organized.
Hopped on a shuttle bus to see the ultimate animal I've never seen yet ... the Man of the Forest, the Orangutan at the Semenggoh. I know we will see them again on the tour, but I've heard more than a few people say the ones down here at better, closer, and better to photograph.
I know they are right. At 3 pm, you are allowed to walk along a trail, but none came out after hearing the master's call for about thirty minutes. But that was ok ... as five were around the main entrance area, doing their usual things. Hanging around (hahaha), eating bananas, swinging from rope to tree to rope and just being who they are. I loved that zoom lens, and took about 400 photos though maybe I've kept 250 for now. I'll have to edit some more tonight. They are usually really hard to photograph since so many things can be in the way, but this was like taking candy from a kid. So easy .... worth the $15 shuttle and entrance fee.
So tomorrow, I'll head to the Sarawak Cultural Village before the group meeting at 6pm. I sincerely hope it won't be a tourist trap, I'll have to keep my fingers crossed. Anyway, there's about 12 of us on our tour, many older people it looks like, parents with kids, etc, as I dropped by the tour hotel a few times already. I haven't met the tour leader Danny yet.
The weather is fantastic, hot, dry, barely a cloud in the sky. I think my arms got a little red today. I just have to drink lots of water still ... I can't under any circumstance get sick in the next three weeks. This will be a completely different trip.
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