30 May -1 June 2002
House on road to Sapulut
Our departure point in Sapulut. The end of the road and the end of electricity.
Four-hour boat ride from Sapulut to Batu Punggul on the Sapulut River.
Log bridge to Maliau Basin, even farther into the interior
The water was so low sometimes, the boat had to be pulled.
The village of Labang on the bank of the river
The Murut people live in the interior of Sabah.
Bath time
Oriental hornbill
Our lodge
Lodge
Lots of butterflies
Batu Punggul, a huge limestone outcrop with caves
Now a hike to Batu Punggul
Entrance to one cave
Another entrance
Janet and our two guides
Swift nests
(lots of bats too)
A leopard sometimes sleeps in the cave.
Near top of outcrop
Me
Me
Large wild durian tree
> 100 feet high
You can see a cluster of immature fruit.