We are back in our luxury place by the sea for another couple of nights - we could not resist another short stay before we leave Sarawak. This time we have The Village House completely to ourselves, no waiting to get into the pool or unseemly rush for the recliners. We sit at the foot of Mount Santubong - a truly impressive forested steep hill and on a wide estuary about 30km from Kuching.
We may have achieved fame at last. We set off this morning after breakfast in the (forlorn) hope that it might be cool and walked along the beach and then back into the Village of Santubong. As we plodded slowly along a Land Cruiser passed us, then stopped, a guy jumped out with a large video camera and started recording. As we reached them they explained they were from Radio Television Malaysia and would like to interview us. This was quickly set up with Mt Santubong in the background and we were asked how we liked Sarawak, did we think more Europeans would like it etc etc. I gave them this blog address so they could realise that the round the world pensioners had hit Santubong! I suspect they had been sent out from Kuching and told not to return until they had found a story! We have been promised a copy of the interview.
This place is also wonderful for sunsets. We have managed to view rather wonderful sunsets both here and in Kuching without the camera! So below is a photo of us viewing a spectacular show last week courtesy of Wai Jein from Singapore plus one of ours from this evening when we finally managed to take a camera with us.
Tomorrow we fly to Kuala Lumpur and wish a sad farewell to Sarawak. We have been here now for nearly two weeks, the longest in a single place and this is no accident. Its a wonderfully easy and charming place to stick with, everthing works, its hassle free. And we needed a real rest from the travelling. Tess needed to recover from Kolkata and I realised my dash up to the West Bengal Hills and then Kolkata was hardly the rest the doctors might have recommended after my hospitalisation. So its been a restful and enjoyable holiday within the grand tour.
Brian
We may have achieved fame at last. We set off this morning after breakfast in the (forlorn) hope that it might be cool and walked along the beach and then back into the Village of Santubong. As we plodded slowly along a Land Cruiser passed us, then stopped, a guy jumped out with a large video camera and started recording. As we reached them they explained they were from Radio Television Malaysia and would like to interview us. This was quickly set up with Mt Santubong in the background and we were asked how we liked Sarawak, did we think more Europeans would like it etc etc. I gave them this blog address so they could realise that the round the world pensioners had hit Santubong! I suspect they had been sent out from Kuching and told not to return until they had found a story! We have been promised a copy of the interview.
This place is also wonderful for sunsets. We have managed to view rather wonderful sunsets both here and in Kuching without the camera! So below is a photo of us viewing a spectacular show last week courtesy of Wai Jein from Singapore plus one of ours from this evening when we finally managed to take a camera with us.
Tomorrow we fly to Kuala Lumpur and wish a sad farewell to Sarawak. We have been here now for nearly two weeks, the longest in a single place and this is no accident. Its a wonderfully easy and charming place to stick with, everthing works, its hassle free. And we needed a real rest from the travelling. Tess needed to recover from Kolkata and I realised my dash up to the West Bengal Hills and then Kolkata was hardly the rest the doctors might have recommended after my hospitalisation. So its been a restful and enjoyable holiday within the grand tour.
Brian
2 comments:
wow! glorious sunset scene!
I recognise that stance - it usually meant someone was in for trouble though!
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