We have moved! We have spent the past week and a bit moving and
sorting everything out in our new house in Lahad Datu. It only took us 3 trips
in the car to empty our house in Tabin Forest Reserve and to fill our new house
with all our stuff! The new house is on the edge of town meaning we can walk to
the shops and to the cafe to get internet, there is 2 twin rooms a kitchen,
bathroom and a living room/office/store room but no tables and chairs!! We have
perfected our plumbing skills by fixing all the broken pipes, putting in a
shower and stopping the kitchen tap dripping , we have also repainted the
bathroom and kitchen and hung the pictures and mosquito nets... this placement
is definitely giving me more than research skills!!
Along with sorting the house out we have downloaded and
sorted all the pictures that we collected from the expeditions in Malua Forest,
there were some great shots of Sambar Deer and Elephants along with 6 photos of
a male Banteng. We have been using the tables and chairs in the
This week we have also been and spent the night at Danau
Girang Field Centre. This is the university research centre out here and is
where the other 4 Cardiff PTY’s are based. The centre is about an hour from our
house in Lahad Datu and is only accessible by boat. I was lovely to see the
other PTY’s and see where they are living as well as meet all the other
researchers and learn about their projects.
Today I am heading into Malua Forest where I will be based
for the next month, so you won’t hear from me for while!
