MASswings' Twin Otter Plane Landing In Bario, Kelabit Highlands

Sorry this is a belated post I know but now that my Realplayer has been fixed I can post this.

Video shows MASwings Twin Otter plane arriving at Bario airport in the Kelabit Highlands. Watch carefully as the tiny plane swoops over the mountains and valley. What sort of airport would you expect in this "ulu" (remote) area?

Bario Loop, Kelabit Highlands, Sarawak

Bario Loop: starting from Bario, the capital, you could do the Bario Loop by trekking from village to village and finally returning to the starting point. And we're talking of a distance of at least 100 km! If only I had my mountain bike, this would have been great fun.

Kelabit Highlands - Part 2, The People

The bamboo is much-prized for it can be turned into many uses.
The Kelabit Highlands is scorching hot during the day, and chilly at night. Only dogs and mad tourists (like me) venture out during the day.
Local cowboy: he needs a horse to complete the picture.
Bario Town: capital of the Kelabit Highlands. It's just a one-road town with scattered dwellings. With some horses it will look like a cowboy town.
Friendly Kelabit ladies. Motorbikes are wildly popular.
Kelabit people may marry while still in their teenage years. I was told that girls may marry when they are about 16 to 17 years old.

Kelabit Highlands, Sarawak

Tomorrow I'll be flying off to the Kelabit Highlands, a plateau (1500 m) near the Indonesian border.

Most people fly there. The other alternative is a combination of buses, taxis and boats which can take you practically the whole day. The latter way is undoubtedly more adventurous but you might be called upon to pull or push the boat!

Since internet access might not be available, I'll blog about the Kelabit trip on my return on Wed 15 Sept.

I'm looking forward to flying on the MASwings' Twin Otter, a plane that can take only about 19 passengers!