Mulu Day 4 - Camp 5 - Kuala Berar - Kuala Litut

Saturday, 15th Jan 2011
Camp 5 - Kuala Berar - Kuala Litut


Alhamdullillah, mission completed. So, today we had to continue our journey back to Mulupark. Again...we had to walk 8 km through Kuala Berar Rainforest. Sakit kaki panjat Pinnacle semalam pun tak reda lagi...hari ni kena jalan lagi. Anyway, it's OK...to me good exercise. Alhamdulillah juga cos kaki aku tak lebam2 and still strong to walk again...maybe not today tha pain. Usually, you will only feel the pain after 2 or 3 days. So, I guest by time aku return KL lah kot baru nak start sengal2....whatever.

Before start of our trip back to Kuala Litut

On the way back to Mulupark, our Guide Bagli did not accompany us. His reason... because tomorrow He had another group to be guided. So what? We had paid you to guide us....and you are supposed to complete the trip with us. Kalu tak sampai Mulupark pun at least sampai Kuala Litut lah....sampai naik Bot. Aku malas nak bertekak dengan pakcik nie sebab dia macam layan tak layan je masa aku cakap dengan dia....emmhhh. So, the night before, masa kita orang dinner kita orang sempat pesan kat Mr Burong (the Chinese guide) yang kita orang nak follow dia orang on the way balik. Dia pun OK jer.

Mr Burong nie memang kelakar and very sporting. Suka benar layan kita orang. Dari turun naik Pinnacle, masak-masak n sampai lah dinner....macam-macam dia citer. Kan Best kalu dapat guide macam nie. Rupa-rupa nyer, Burong ni pun dulu pernah keje dengan Mulupark tapi tak lama cos dia tak suka dengan system kt Mulupark....conton nyer...like what had happened to us.

His very informative and rupa nyer dia nie buat macam-macam keje juga...not only freelance guide tapi juga Part time lecturer kat Unimas and currently pursuing PhD. Fuhh....hebat sungguh.

We started our journey around 7.30 a.m. Aku saing skali with Mr Burong, Julie n Adeq while others still lenggang Mak Limah kat belakang. But, still bila kita orang tak nampak dah orang kat belakang, Burong will stop and wait for us while let his group to go first. Caring sungguh. Banyak juga lah borak2 dengan Burong ni sepanjang jalan balik... sempat juga dia bagi tahu tips on how to get help if lost, nak kasi tau location kat mana & the best way how to call your fren while in the jungle....not to call your fren's name ya. But, use whistle to get attention. Aku memang bawa pun cuma tak tahu bila lah nak guna...now I know how to use it. Not only used when you're lost but also to let your fren now your status or location.

On the way back to you will be amazed by the beautiful view inside the rainforest.

Indah nyer

Hutan Hujan Tropika

so many small bridges you have to cross

Beautiful leaves

Aku jumpa pokok I luv u nie on the way back

Getting help

After the second bridge... I think already 6km, we had been left by Burong.... maybe dia rase at this km is OK for us to walk without guide. It's OK lagi pun dah dekat pun so since dia dah jauh kita orang pun tunggu our other frens... Kay, Fad, Yat, Huzz n T-rah. And then rehat2 dulu makan n minum n then continue balik our journey.

Another small bridge

At certain point you may find this walking track

Bamboo trees

Walaupun nampak kukuh tapi bleh tahan juga goyang dia

Lega rase nyer dah lepas brigde nie

Air kolam kecik nie sangat cantik....crystal clear

Kami dah sampai pun....nak naik boat dah

We reached Kuala Litut around 11.30 a.m macam tu. That time, our porters and abang2 Penan Boat tengah tunggu kami...hahaha. Lama juga kita orang jalan balik....4 hours juga lah. But, still we can catch the afternoon activities.

Kuala Litut...see you on next trip

To be continued.

Mulu Day 2 - Camp 5

Camp 5, Mulu
13-15th Jan 2011


Finally after 8km walking through Kuala Berar rainforest, kami pun selamat sampai...Alhamdulillah. Aku, Julie n Adeq sampai dulu n followed by the others. Sampai2 sempat terus kami gerak ke tepi sungai yang terletak just in front of Camp 5. Tak sabar nyer aku nak mandi....aku ni pantang skit nampak air...tak kira lah air terjun ke...air kat swmming pool ke...air sungai ke....arghhh lagi lah kalu dikelilingi pokok-pokok yang indah kat hutan tropika ni memang memukau lah....opppsss atau lebih tepat lagi memang aku tergoda lah nak mandi.

Tapi masa tu dah pukul 5.30ptg and soon aku rase nak gelap n hujan. So, aku pun batal kan niat aku dulu memandang kan ade benda lagi penting yang aku n the geng need to settle first. Makan...tempat tido kami n the most important preparation for tomorrow. Since, Bagli dah informed awal yang He will brief us for tomorrow Pinnacle's trip after Dinner so, terpaksa lah kita orang masak2 dulu nampak nyer. Takpe yea sungai...esok masih ade lagi.

Sampai2 kita orang dah nampak Chinese Group yang kita orang jumpa kat airport semalam. Dia dah sampai lebih awal rupa nyer and paling tak puas hati...siap cakap kat aku best giler mandi sungai. Geram.

Sungai yang terletak just in front of Camp 5

We've been given Room No. 3. Kat sini ade lebih kurang 4 bilik which is open air area and each room can accomodate up to 20 persons. Macam duk kat Hostel plak aku rase. And each room provided with sleeping mat located on raised platform for place to sleep. So, you only need to bring sleeping bag or if not you can bring blanket and inflatable pillow for more comfortable sleep. But to me the sleeping mat provided is thick and quite OK.

Masuk2 jer bilik aku dah nampak Mat Salleh...confirm kena share dengan dia nie. Memang agak kurang selesa to me. But since dia orang dah amik 4 mats yang kt depan pintu masuk so kita orang pun amik lah yang paling hujung skali. So ade lah dalam 4 sleeping mat yang memisah kan kami....safe skit. Camp 5 ni memang agak limited....at one time they can only fit in 50 persons at one time. Tapi that day aku rase....tak full mana pun camp 5. Ok lah... kalu ramai sangat kan tak best plak.

Lepas tu yang lain pun sampai. Kami pun terus keluar kan semua barang2 makan kami yang telah di bawa oleh Porter Penan kami....dia orang ni tak pandai sangat cakap melayu so terpaksa kita orang faham kan dia orang. Actually, aku dah buat menu for dinner, lunch and breakfast... So, takde lah pening kepala sangat nak pikir masak apa. Menu kami malam tu...Nasi, Sardin, Telur n Kari Ayam (menu ni takde sebenar nyer tp Cik T-rah sponsored). Sempat juga kita orang masak Nasi Impit... Bekal nak bawa for Pinnacle's trip esok.

Inilah Camp 5

Inilah tempat tido kami

The other side view from Camp 5...mula2 ingat nak naik Pinnacle kena lalu bridge tu

Syok plak masak ramai2 kat sini. Ade juga orang yang kagum dengan kami kat situ...The chinese group tu siap cakap kita orang ni dah macam professional plak... bukan apa dia nampak kita orang semua pompuan and everything pun macam dah pandai2 sendiri. Macam dah byk pengalaman lebih kurang macam tu lah...hehehe. Tapi kita orang memang antara grup yang paling besar kat situ lah compare to the other 2 groups....mat salleh (4 persons) and the chinese group (3 persons)....and kita orang juga lah yang paling bising kat situ....I guest.

Dinner time....after penat seharian berjalan... mase ni Julie takde plak....dia tengah mandi dengan kawan baru dia...hehehe

Ni lah dapur tempat kami main masak2....all the cooking utensils are provided

Dining Area

Finally, Sampai pun Camp 5

After dinner jer, kita orang semua returned to our room...bagli our guide nak bagi briefing untuk esok plak. Takde mende sangat pun dia cakap....nak takut2 kan kita orang lagi adelah. Dalam hati aku...guide ni macam tak caya je kita orang nak naik Pinnacle ni. Emmhhh... whatever. Apa yang aku tahu aku nak naik juga esok....I've been coming so far for this why shud I quit. Bagi aku apa yang dia cakap tu nak kasi bakar kita orang jer. Tapi dia tak tahu sebenar nyer kami ni nampak je ayu & jelita tapi...bila dah mengorak langkah, we will never looked back. Amacam...ade bran.

After a short briefing by Bagli kita orang tak trus tido....aku lupa plak, aku, T-rah, K n Huzz tak mandi lagi....so kita orang gi lah mandi dulu. Bathroom dia amat lah OK and taraf 3 bintang juga lah. Spacious and sangat bersih. Tapi bila mandi malam-malam kat dalam hutan nie....faham-faham jelah nasib ade T-rah teman aku mandi.

Lepas mandi, balik bilik, solat and start kemas barang2 utk esok. Since esok cuma day trip jer so, tak banyak mana pun barang kami nak bawa cuma air jelah yg maybe berat skit.

Lepas kemas-kemas...tak tido lagi tu....borak-borak dulu....pastu slowly semua pun start tido...aku tak lena sangat sebab aku memang tak sihat masa tu...batuk + selsema + sakit tekak yang amat sangat. Kesian kawan2 aku terpaksa dengar aku buat macam2 bunyi tengah2 malam especially Julie yg tido sebelah aku. Sorry girls.

Hopefully everything will be OK by tomorrow. No rain and no no no to all the negatives.

To be continued...