FINDING AUTHENTIC SARAWAK LUNCH AT BAKO SMALL TOWN

  17th SEPTEMBER 2022   ~ After all the trekking and climbing up and down the hills at Bako National Park, and walking around the village in the hot afternoon, we had to get lunch before making our way back to Kuching city. As our guide Mr. Mazlan also needed to get back to the Bako Jetty to get his car, he took us to this one restaurant just outside the terminal.

It was the authentic Sarawak lunch dishes cooked in someone's kitchen by someone's mother. The restaurant was not in the viral list of eating places one must go to but the food was really delicious even though we just had rice, fish and vegetables. A great gastronomic adventure did not have to happen at popular places only for one thing.

And there was a small shop selling seafood right beside the restaurant.

We had to bid Mr. Mazlan good bye and drove back to the city after that.

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THE ICONIC SEA STACK AT BAKO NATIONAL PARK

 7th SEPTEMBER 2022  ~ The very last part of our Bako National Park tour was the boat ride to see the sea stack. In order to that, we had to pay RM50 to the boat operator.

The main attraction of this spot was the sea stack that looked like the head of a cobra from far. It was a wonder that the rock was still standing because the top part of the formation was bigger than the pillar supporting it. This happened because of erosion and the weather.

That should conclude our half day trip to Bako National Park and we were glad we went there despite the hesitation I had earlier. I don't mind coming back to this place which was still untouched by modernization and development.

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TREKKING INTO BAKO NATIONAL PARK - PART THREE

 7TH SEPTEMBER 2022  ~ The second leg of the trekking was more challenging as we had to do a lot of climbing up narrow and steep paths. It was more hilly at this area so I had to be extra careful.

spot the snake. again

The guide spotted another snake, the same species of the one we had seen earlier. Known as Ular Kapak in Malay, this green viper trimeresurus hageni is a poisonous snake.

Other foreign tourists were also amazed to see the green snake.

There were many plants with medicinal value and of which was Tongkat Ali, or Longjack in English [eurycoma longifolia]. The plant is commonly known for its benefits as an aphrodisiac..

spot the monkeys

We got to see the monkeys called Lotong in Malay language [trachypithecus obscurus] before leaving but unfortunately the Proboscis monkeys did not come out from the forest on that dayWe then had to go to another spot by boat to see another wonder of nature on the sea.

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