Greetings from Kuala Lumpur! After spending some days in jungles it's nice to be in a guest house again. The jungles we saw in Cameron Highlands and Taman Negara didn't seem to be as dangerous as many people might think. We didn't, unfortunately, meet any tigers or other big mammals but were lucky enough to see some lizards, squirrels and insects.
Climbing didn't really go as planned since Mount Batu Brinchang was covered in fog and we weren't able to see squat from the top. In addition to that the summit is reachable by car so it took away much of the fun. The other peak, the highest one in the area was supposed to be only a kilometer or two away from the first one, but apparently the map they sold us sucks big time. A local guide told us that it'll take three hours to get there and another three hours to get back. We had to get our laundry by six o'clock and the route was muddy as hell so we decided to turn back.
On the other hand in Taman Negara things went pretty well. We thought that we are forced to take a guided tour in the jungles if we want to spend a night there but soon we found out that a guide isn't necessary. After convincing Inna it was time to go. Our first destination was the longest canopy walkway on Earth and then we headed for a watchtower nearby to spend a night there. An officer at the headquarters of the park was kind enough to tell us how to get to the tower but 'forgot' to mention that there's no bridge for crossing the 50 m wide leech-filled river.
Anyway we survived the river and on the other side I felt like the Phantom himself - running through the jungle trail wearing only my underwear. The tower turned out to be a lot better than we expected and the night was great with all the jungle sounds around. Have to get back to a jungle one day for a longer expedition! Oh, I uploaded some new pictures too: Asia 2010 pictures
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