Day 1
We arrived in Kuala Lumpur early in the morning and of course, we were all tired because of the night flight but also excited to start our trip.
Chan Yuen Li who is the founder and director of Nomad Adventure, one of the leading adventure company in Malaysia, met us at the airport.
She along with our company's organizer had arranged and planned every day of our trip until we return to Kuala Lumpur 7 days later. The main focus: team building.
We hopped on a bus to Gopeng, Perak and after a few hours we arrived at Nomad Adventure headquarters and its eco-friendly "Earth Camp". This was going to be our base for several days.
Everybody congregated to the dining hall, a simple open structure, where we were served a nice lunch and finally given a detailed schedule of what was in store for us. Excitement was showing on most faces.
Without wasting any time, we dropped our bags into the rudimentary dormitory rooms, checked out the unusual shower and toilets before meeting in the field for some team building games.
What was awaiting us next was much more fun and interesting for me. We huddled into the back of a truck and headed to our first activity: Rock and Tree climbing!
We spent the rest of the afternoon going through the tree course helping, supporting and motivating each other. Of course we also couldn't help but compete a bit and race one another.
Day 2
After a good night rest and breakfast, we were all at the back of the truck again and on the move already.
Destination: the market and small groceries stores in the town of Gopeng where our first task was to purchase food provisions for the whole group for the next 3 days. We were divided into several groups, each responsible of specific items.
This was the food we would be carrying and and consuming during our planned 3-day jungle hike.
Once we had purchased all the necessary items, we headed to the river where our next activity awaited.
Fighting the River Current as a Team
Suited with life vests and helmets, we were once again divided into small groups and after attending a safety briefing, we were asked to go through some more team building exercises. The idea was to work together to get out of the river current using different methods. It was also a preparation for a future water activity.
Back at the camp, it was time to prepare our backpacks and the necessary equipment for the 3-day trek starting the next morning. We divided the tents, sleeping mats, the food, water, the utensils, gas stoves, etc... between ourselves.
This is where you have to be careful not to overload your backpack because you need to be able to carry it until the end of the trek but also not to leave important items behind.
We had way too many items to pack and so the consensus was to leave all the small snacks such as biscuits and chips.
After a great evening spent at Chan Yuen Li's house, we all hit our bunk beds and tried to get as much sleep as possible. The next days were going to be rough.
Day 3
After a very early wake up call, we were taken by bus to Cameron Highlands which is famous for its tea plantations and jungles. A quick breakfast in one of the local restaurants and then it was time to wear the backpacks and start hiking.
We first crossed the tea plantation, a small village and farming fields before entering the jungle which would be our environment for the next 3 days.
At first, we stopped for short breaks every couple of hours. It allowed everybody to catch their breath and remove the leeches on the legs and feet. But after lunch, the Nomad Adventure crew realized that we were too slow and that we had to accelerate if we were to make it to the designated camping ground where we still had to put up the tents.
As we were picking up the pace to catch up with the delay, heavy rain joined the party making the trail very muddy and slippery. Several of us fell while going down a steep slope while others decided to just slide it down on their butt. We were all soaked, covered in mud and continuously trying to remove leeches from our bodies. I can tell you that the morale at the time was really low.
With the rain not slowing down and the night fast approaching, the decision was made then to have the fastest among us to go ahead to the camping ground and start pitching tents as well as prepare dinner for everybody. I was part of that group. We motivated each other as best as we could so we could reach our destination and prepare everything making sure all is ready before the rest of the group arrives. This was our way to boost their morale and cheer them up a bit.
I'm glad to say that we succeeded and so each one was welcomed with a nice hot dish and tents where they could change into dry and clean clothes and then rest. A couple of hours later the rain finally stopped. We didn't linger very long that night and hit the sack pretty quickly. Everyone was exhausted both physically and mentally.
One of my memories from that night, while I was warmly tucked in my sleep bag was seeing the shadow of a leech climbing up on the exterior side of my tent. Not your usual sight when camping 🙂
This is it for now. Stay around for the next part coming soon.
If you have missed part 1, you can check it out here
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