Category:Travel

We came across the abandoned narrow gauge railway in the Brunei Jungle. I didn't walk to the far end but I understand it ended at an abandoned logging camp.
January 17, 2013

Daily Photo – Jungle Railway

We wondered where this jungle railway went when we stumbled across it while laying out our survey grid. It just seemed to start in...

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Here's a photo of our LVL recording position on one of the lines in Brunei, 1989.
January 15, 2013

Daily Photo – Jungle LVL

Today's photo is of the recording setup for an LVL shot somewhere in the jungle of Brunei inland from Seria. The crew member in...

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I never got to see exactly how the bridging crews set this lake bridging. I never fell off but one or two others did and there was at least one account of the individual submerging vertically!
January 14, 2013

Daily Photo – Lake Bridging

I never got to see the bridging crews installing this lake bridging so I’ve no clue how they did it. I know in places...

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Here a line crew Foreman (black and white striped shirt) engages with his crew taking a break while another crew works further up the line and a medic looks on.
January 13, 2013

Daily Photo – The Foreman

The foreman in this photo is not the onlooker on the left with his hands in his pockets but the man in the center...

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Either the swivel joint seal is leaking here or the bottom of the hole is plugged increasing the pressure in the system. Or both. Brunei. 1989.
January 12, 2013

Daily Photo – More Flushing

Here's another photo of a flushing team in action. While not the most pleasant of tasks, sometimes the spray of water help alleviate the...

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In this photo, two of the crew carry a flushing pump through the jungle.
January 11, 2013

Daily Photo – Porters

In the photo below two of the crew port a flushing pump through the jungle. They weren't the easiest things to carry. The coiled...

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