Last Monday, on October the 14th, some of us,
went for a picnic at Tawau Hills Park. The park was about ten-minute drive from
the town of Tawau. The road to the park was paved yet steep at some place.
We quickly found a spot when we reached the park. While some
prepared the items for the barbecue, a few of us went for our little exploration.
This rainforest park was very damp on that day (as I believed) due to heavy
rain the night before.
The rainforest was old; I could see trees with big trunks
and exposed roots in the park. The trees were towering high.
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| The name of a tree found in the park. |
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| Tall trees. |
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| A huge tree with exposed roots. |
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| The tree canopies. |
Paths were provided to make the walks easier.
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| A path. |
These signs led to the birds’ aviary and the observation
tower.
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| The signs. |
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| The path leading to the birds' aviary. |
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| Rules of the park. |
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| The stairs leading to the birds' aviary. |
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| posing for the camera. |
Sadly, the counter was closed and this was all they could do…
A beautiful
river was streaming in the park. The water of the river was slightly brown that day;
it must be due to the rain.
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| The beautiful stream. |
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| The view of the river up from the suspension bridge. |
The best feature of the river was the waterfall. I remembered
when I was small; this waterfall was opened to the visitors. Today, fences had
been built along the path. This was the closest point to the waterfall I could
get.
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| The waterfall. |
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| It looks beautiful and terrifying in the same time. |
After a few hours in the park, we saw a group of monkeys. They were
aggressive. They made the hissing sound when we came close by, scary enough to
make us step backwards.
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| Mr Monkey |
But nothing could beat the beautiful, smiling people in the pictures…
wonderful fellowship I had with them that day.
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| Smiles! |
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| All smiles! |
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| 1, 2, 3. |
Till my next post...
Love,
Joyce
