Miri, Serawak
Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 16 Jul 2012 08:35
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04.23.07 N 113.58.34 E
After leaving Sarikei we spent another day on the river.
We came to a bridge we could not get under so had to make a detour. We arrived
at the river mouth after dark and carried on out to sea. We motor sailed for two
nights and one day. The sea was gentle, but we had a few thunderstorms. We also
had a large group of dolphins on the bow for quite a while, which was wonderful
as we had not seen any for a long time. It is always a very special experience
seeing them. We arrived safely in Miri and have been here for two days now. It
feels a lot longer as we hired a car as soon as we arrived and went off to see
and do things. Yesterday we had a great day visiting the Niah Caves, 110 km
outside Miri. This was an amazing experience. We walked through the jungle for
an hour and then spent three hours wandering through this fast cave system. Most
of it was in the dark, so we used torches. Sometimes there was a hole in the
ceiling and we would get day light. On the way back the walk way was temporarily
blocked by a snake making its way up the stairs.
Today is admin day; getting fuel, water check out with
customs etc.
Tomorrow we set of for Kuala Belait in
Brunei.
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