Sailing into the jungle | Discover Sabah, Borneo Ep 215
October 11, 2020 by followtheboat | Language: EN Play Time: 00:20:10 | SAILING YOUTUBERS
We took our sailboat into the jungle, sailing up river, through rain forest and mangroves.
00:00 Intro
01:06 Leaving the fouled anchorage
01:58 Preparing to navigate the shallow entrance
03:29 Making way in the river (military escort)
05:51 Timelapse upriver + storm
06:43 Charts, depth and poor visibility considerations
09:22 Ais problems – should we stop using the splitter?
10:06 Arriving at Sukau village
11:44 Visiting the village
15:03 Taking the dinghy into tributaries
15:51 The Borneo Nature Lodge evening (eco power solutions)
18:33 Massive log wrapped round our anchor chain
The Kinabatangan River is 342 miles long, the second longest in Malaysia, bordered by mangroves, rain forest, limestone caves and swamps. Sailing up river through the orange water and an occasional storm, we are on the lookout for crocodiles, proboscis monkeys, orangutans, pygmy elephants, hornbills, egrets and much, much more.
But first we have to get there. The entrance is very shallow, so we navigate with a careful eye on the depth. Once over the estuary shoal, we pick a hazardous passage through the equally shallow meanders of this amazing river.
Peace and fair winds!
Liz and Jamie
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We've been blogging, vlogging and podcasting about living on our boat since 2005. If you love travel, sailing, fishing, diving and photography this might be the channel for you... Each week we post a 15-20 minute snapshot of what we did. It might cover anything from sailing, travelling, meeting people, fishing, cooking, shopping in exotic markets or hanging out on a tropical beach, to boat maintenance (there's a lot of that when you live on a boat) and tackling challenges or bureaucratic conundrums. There's also a fair bit of photography and diving. Even though the world continues to throw spanners at us, we love being perpetual travellers. And we've never regretted making the big leap into this alternative lifestyle for even a nanosecond. If we make you laugh or inspire you, then these videos haven't been a total waste of time. Pop round to the pub and share a drink with us... https://followtheboat.com/pub/ Jamie and Liz xx
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