Sunday, June 21, 2009

Last day with Internet for a while :(

Another fun rest day in KK! :)  Woke up, went to the zoo!!! Very interesting.  Different from zoos in the US, and not just the animals.  It was kind of sad.  They were all in really small enclosures that had practically nothing in them.  But I did get to ride a Bornean elephant.  And I touched an orangutan.  I don't think supposed to, but a guy went driving by in a golf cart and he had an orangutan on his lap, so Kristina and I chased him down and got to pet him.  :) :)

Then we came back and I went and got a pedicure with Molly.  :)  Doesn't sound like it would be a very unique experience, but it TOTALLY was.  Pedicures here are super different.  They're ridiculously (and painfully) thorough.  It was half relaxing, half almost torturous!

Then we went shopping at one of the markets and I got a really cool sarong, because apparently we really need them for Gaya island.  It's pretty cute! :)

Then we had two lectures, one from the director of the Malaysian  program of the WWF, and one from a program called the Kinabatangan Project, which is doing some really cool stuff with orangutan and Bornean elephant conservation.  Nifty.

Then we all went to this INCREDIBLE night market for dinner.  4 of us split a red snapper that they literally just snatched out of the ocean and slapped on the grill, right in front of us.  It was ridiculous, and delicious.  Mmmmm.

Now we're all hanging out in the lobby enjoying our last hours of internet access for the next week.  Tomorrow, at 8AM, we leave for Gaya Island.  It's going to be AMAZING, but I will miss being in touch with everybody!!  Can't wait to talk to you again in a week!

3 comments:

  1. I can't believe you rode an elephant!! Are you sure you're my daughter Abigail?? :o

    OH--you called your lectures "nifty" and "cool"-

    ..YUP!! That's my daughter Abigail! :D

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  3. Abby!!
    I just remembered that you had this blog so I got all caught up on it today. You sound like you're having an AMAZING experience!!! And it's awesome that you're documenting everything because I'm sure when we're all older you'll want to look back on it. Between snorkeling, swimming in a waterfall, and riding an elephant, I'd say you've definitely topped any summer I've ever had!! Have soooo much fun the rest of the summer and I'll be sure to keeping reading!!!
    Talk to you soon!!
    Kristen

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