Back to just internet cafe connection now so will try and update when I can. I've been back at Tasikoki now for 4 days. We have had escaped orangurans twice and bears digging out of their enclosure to visit the macaques next door. The first orangutan escape was just Is but Is has a tendency to bite so had to do a runner just in case cos he got me around the leg and although he was being very gentle you just don't know. The second escape was Is as well althou...

Hello again! Another beautiful day here .. hot and even though I have been really good with the sunscreen I can feel the sunburn tonight. Probably cos I’m a Nigel no mates and can’t reach my whole back ha ha Woke up this morning with hives all over my ankle. I got stung by a jelly fish or something yesterday. There was no itching or pain last night so I figured it was OK but obviously not! Seems to have calmed down a bit tonight though so fingers crosse...

I finally have convenient internet access so will try and catch you up with the goings ons of the last 2 weeks! The heat is still really exhausting but the animals more than make up for it. I arrived on the Sunday ( a day late) - I left the hotel at 10am on the Saturday to give myself heaps of time to get to the LCCT in KL. Everything started well, we took off on time and then about 3 hours into the 4 hour flight things got a bit bumpy and the pilot advised us w...