Day 6 was spent hiking up the Gunung Gading trail. I had arranged for a guide to take us on day trips to see the stuff around Kuching. I personally hate going on group guided tours, so having a personal guide was wonderful. Henry was excellent, showing us around more like a friend than a tour guide. Having a personal guide also meant not having to wait around for other people (there’s ALWAYS some tardy bastard in a tour group who makes the whole group wait for him/her) and we could stay flexible with our itinerary depending on the time and situation. And of course, I don’t have to feel bad for taking my time to take a photo or enjoy a meal. If you’re planning to go to Kuching and need someone to take you around, I’d highly recommend Henry (contact me for his email).
We climbed to about 200+m above sea level on the Gunung Gading trail. Right up to waterfall 7. Interestingly enough, there is a waterfall 1, 3 and 7, but no 2,4,5,6.
That’s one of the buildings in the park HQ compound. There are hostels located here, for people who don’t want to do day trips. It’s run by the govt, so you have to make reservations at the office in Kuching town.
Along the trail, there’s a place called the ‘old man rock’. It’s just a huge collection of granite rocks that some ‘old man’ had rested at when he got lost on the mountain. Except for the sign and the faux history/legend/myth, there was nothing interesting there. Makes a great rest stop though.
More ‘legends’.
That’s waterfall 3. That pool looked gorgeous and inviting. Strangely enough, there was a sign that swimming was not allowed at this location. No idea why. It was really dry though. The area hadn’t seen rain in weeks. Good thing was the trail was very dry. Bad thing was the riverbed was very dry too.
Waterfall 7. Hey, that’s me. And who says I don’t put my photo on my blogs. (photo thanks to Henry)
On the way back to town, we saw this pasar malam (night market) being set up in the town of Bau. Of course I had to stop and look at the food. Another advantage of having a personal guide, I could just ask Henry to pull over and we can take a quick stroll. Some lovely chicken, marinated in a charsiew type sauce. The chicken wings were awesome.
Fresh fish and stingray, coated with Tumeric and other spices, pangganged on bamboo. Beautiful. Didn’t get a chance to buy some though, cos it was not yet ready.
Different stall, different recipe for the marinade. Equally delicious.
We climbed to about 200+m above sea level on the Gunung Gading trail. Right up to waterfall 7. Interestingly enough, there is a waterfall 1, 3 and 7, but no 2,4,5,6.
That’s one of the buildings in the park HQ compound. There are hostels located here, for people who don’t want to do day trips. It’s run by the govt, so you have to make reservations at the office in Kuching town.
Along the trail, there’s a place called the ‘old man rock’. It’s just a huge collection of granite rocks that some ‘old man’ had rested at when he got lost on the mountain. Except for the sign and the faux history/legend/myth, there was nothing interesting there. Makes a great rest stop though.
More ‘legends’.
That’s waterfall 3. That pool looked gorgeous and inviting. Strangely enough, there was a sign that swimming was not allowed at this location. No idea why. It was really dry though. The area hadn’t seen rain in weeks. Good thing was the trail was very dry. Bad thing was the riverbed was very dry too.
Waterfall 7. Hey, that’s me. And who says I don’t put my photo on my blogs. (photo thanks to Henry)
On the way back to town, we saw this pasar malam (night market) being set up in the town of Bau. Of course I had to stop and look at the food. Another advantage of having a personal guide, I could just ask Henry to pull over and we can take a quick stroll. Some lovely chicken, marinated in a charsiew type sauce. The chicken wings were awesome.
Fresh fish and stingray, coated with Tumeric and other spices, pangganged on bamboo. Beautiful. Didn’t get a chance to buy some though, cos it was not yet ready.
Different stall, different recipe for the marinade. Equally delicious.
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