Greeting all from Malaysia!
We are on the island of Borneo, which is a good stop for both of us (for Rachel the geographer, it is the 3rd largest island in the world....for Alan the biologist, it is home to a rapidly diminishing array of tropical rainforest flora and fauna)
[Check that. As I was typing, Rachel was trying to figure out the largest island in the world. She said "#1 is Australia, and #2 is Madagascar..." Those of you who watched Carmen Sandiego along with me as a child, can you please sympathize with my feelings right now??]
We've been here for a little over a day. We went into town today to book a tour and shop a bit. We didn't actually buy anything - things are actually more expensive here than China, though less expensive than the US, so we are all confused. If you're looking for a job, come to Borneo - all the stores have signs posting "Sales Girl Wanted." There seems to be a good market for all the Americans reading this who want a "second start" on life. :)
Here's the plan for our time here -
Sunday: Trip to the rainforest and Mount Kinabalu National Park
Monday: Bum around the beach until we fly to Singapore in the afternoon
It's great to be free from long underwear!
-alan
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