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| View from Plantation and factory |
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| Tea Bushes |
Our final day was action packed and started at 7.30 am. with a minibus ride through spectacular countryside to the Sabah tea plantation and factory which turns out to be the only one in Borneo and is organic. It is situated in a stunning location overlooking tea shrubs backed by high mountains. On our arrival we were told about the processes (harvesting, withering, rolling, fermentation, drying, sorting and packing) before we were given the tour of the factory which was just as well as it was really noisy and my lip reading isn't that good. Most of the machinery is quite basic but it does the job. They suggested that if you wanted to see the whole process eg picking then it would be best to stay at the plantation. Although we didn't see the accommodation if the rest of the place is anything to go by it should be good. The manager reckoned the actual plantation is half way between Sandakan and KK by bus - not sure about parachuting in! After some tea tasting and finding another cache we moved onto our next destination Poring Hot Springs.
On the way we had a chance to see the Rafflessia, the world's largest flower which was in bloom. (looks a bit like a toadstool but flower shaped!)
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Rafflessia
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| Very Hot Springs! Glad I wasn't swimming! |
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| Esther our tour guide |
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Great company??
Our final destination was Kinabulu Park which had recently had a landslide so wasn't accessible. Never mind one to see and climb when we come again! |
Lunch was dreadful but the company good.
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