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Soon Hong No. 7 sits at the jetty at Long Terawan as passengers board for the trip down river to Kuala Baram via Marudi. 1989.

Daily Photo – Soon Hong No. 7

Just like those bigger riverboats, the Soon Hong No. 7 carried a spare drive shaft and propeller. I still don’t know how they would have gone about changing that mid-river.

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As you near the exit of Deer Cave in Gunung Mulu National Part you get this view that looks like Abraham Lincoln's profile. It's an entirely natural rock formation that only looks like this from the one angle.

Daily Photo – Lincoln’s Profile at Deer Cave

As you walk around a bend in the trail on your way of of Deer Cave, you’re presented with this profile of Abraham Lincoln.

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This dry riverbed hints at the force of the water that rushes through here after a storm. Gunung Mulu National Park. 1989.

Daily Photo – Dry Riverbed

The day after we watched the bats stream out of the Mulu caves my guide took me to Deer Cave. On the way we passed this dry riverbed. I was quite surprised

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As dusk arrives, the bats of Mulu emerge from the caves and head out to feast on the insects of the surrounding jungle. 1989.

Daily Photo – Bats of Mulu at Dusk

As the sun disappeared below the horizon we turned our eyes back to the hills, watching and waiting. And then we started to see the bats of Mulu take flight.

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Three young boys navigate their boat on the Melinau River. Note the boy in the middle bailing out the boat. Gunung Mulu National Park, 1989.

Daily Photo – Mulu Boat Boys

I took this photo from the banks of the Melinau River in the Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak, back in 1989.

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On one of my day hikes around Mulu we passed this longhouse or communal dwelling. Raised up off the jungle floor, they would have been roofed with leaves in the days before corrugated iron was invented.

Daily Photo – Mulu Longhouse

These buildings are multi-family dwellings with a public space along one side and private divided spaces on the other. The raised floor protects against flooding when it rains and allows air to circulate keeping the structure cooler when it’s not raining. Traditionally, the roof would have been made from leaves but that lost out to the technology of corrugated iron many years ago. I can’t image how noisy it is in there during a storm!

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