Kuching tour
Day 3, 5/5/2011
9.15 a.m. After breakfast we had a van and driver ready to take us to Semenggoh Wildlife Sanctuary to see orangutans. Yu – N did not come along because he attended the Imagine cup competition at Pullman hotel. By the time we reached there at about 10.00 a.m. there was already a crowd, mostly whites, busy taking pictures of Richie and his family ( 4 or 5 ), some feeding and some swinging from tree to tree. Next we visited the Jong’s Crocodile farm cum mini zoo nearby. Besides crocodiles there were many species of animals like sun bear, otter, civet cat, cassowary ( a flightless bird), arapaima ( a giant fish species from the Amazon ). At 11.00 am. it was “show time” where many hungry crocodiles in a pond were made to jump for a chicken hung above on a cable. To some this show was amusement but to me, this was real cruelty to animals. We left the crocodile farm at 12.00 noon to Bau for lunch. We visited two caves, the Wind caves and the Fairy caves. Since it would be difficult to explore with the two little boys, we satisfied ourselves by just taking a look at the entrances. On the way back to Kuching we visited a pottery, a factory making mainly ornamental vases, a bird nest processing factory and the Sarawak museum. We arrived at hotel at 4.00 pm. completely tired out and enough of touring for the day. After rested we treated ourselves with a nice dinner at “Top Spot” restaurant.
Day 3, 5/5/2011
9.15 a.m. After breakfast we had a van and driver ready to take us to Semenggoh Wildlife Sanctuary to see orangutans. Yu – N did not come along because he attended the Imagine cup competition at Pullman hotel. By the time we reached there at about 10.00 a.m. there was already a crowd, mostly whites, busy taking pictures of Richie and his family ( 4 or 5 ), some feeding and some swinging from tree to tree. Next we visited the Jong’s Crocodile farm cum mini zoo nearby. Besides crocodiles there were many species of animals like sun bear, otter, civet cat, cassowary ( a flightless bird), arapaima ( a giant fish species from the Amazon ). At 11.00 am. it was “show time” where many hungry crocodiles in a pond were made to jump for a chicken hung above on a cable. To some this show was amusement but to me, this was real cruelty to animals. We left the crocodile farm at 12.00 noon to Bau for lunch. We visited two caves, the Wind caves and the Fairy caves. Since it would be difficult to explore with the two little boys, we satisfied ourselves by just taking a look at the entrances. On the way back to Kuching we visited a pottery, a factory making mainly ornamental vases, a bird nest processing factory and the Sarawak museum. We arrived at hotel at 4.00 pm. completely tired out and enough of touring for the day. After rested we treated ourselves with a nice dinner at “Top Spot” restaurant.
Richie enjoying his feed.
They must be Richie’s kids, still young and playful.
Handsome cassowary – a flightless bird
Poor crocodile : “How to jump so high ?”
Entrance to the Wind caves
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