More from Malaysia

Well, you can tell we are on vacation because blogging becomes a favorite past-time.  It is fun to share the beautiful photos with our friends and family -- and we have been encouraged to do so (although we feel a bit mean given that those of you in Minnesota are freezing your buns off)!  

Today we ventured to another area of Sabah, Malaysia to visit the Orang Utan rehabilitation center.  Like many animals, the Orang Utan are losing their natural environment due to the spread of palm oil plantations.  There is now a national relocation program and orphaned babies are taken in for rehabilitation when they are found.  We saw three of the four 2-4 year old (toddler) Orang Utans today.  The rehabilitation center is affiliated with a Shangri-La hotel, and they take in the little ones and care for them until they are ready to start fending for themselves in the wild.  We saw them come down to a platform in the woods for feeding time.  Once they are OK on their own in that environment, they will be moved to a 2nd step of the program (not like other 12 step programs!)

After monkey-ing around, we came back to the hotel for a swim and some fun in the sun before a thunderstorm struck. We have two more days before we go back to Shanghai and resume our abnormal, normal lives.  

Hope everyone reading along is doing well.