Lawas & Limbang. That's Stan Austin's territory; and he wanted me to experience the journey between the two. The border between Sarawak and Temburong (Brunei) is not very far (see the map in Stan's photos if you are not familiar with this part of the country) but requires a river crossing and immigration checks in and out. Unfortunately for me, my Australian passport prompted an immediate reaction from the Bruneian immigration official who said I required a transit visa. No amount of cajoling would persuade him otherwise. Not having any Brunei dollars on me, I had to borrow some from Stan's wife, Anna. Obviously they don't issue too many because it took some time to get. And I had to get another one on the way back! Luckily we didn't have to wait very long for either ferry and so the journey to Limbang only took about 2 hours. Stan says it can take much longer some days when there are trucks waiting to cross the rivers. We had a nice seafood lunch by the river and then went to talk to the Limbang PPG. The journey back was pretty uneventful and I had a quiet evening. The next morning I caught up with the Lawas PPD who was in Limbang the previous day but who unfortunately was travelling back as we were travelling over, and so our paths crossed. And then I was off to Kota Kinabalu via Miri again on one of those little planes where you not only have to weigh your luggage, but yourself too.
Jan had a really good time with Stefan and even managed to get in some duty free shopping. Stefan and his family are really enjoying life on Labuan and find it quite a bit different to Terengganu. Stefan even shipped his car over to Labuan full of household effects! His classes are going very well too (again, see the photos).
Next stop: Kota Kinabalu.
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