We have been talking about going to Kuching, Sarawak for several months and while asking, many had advice not to take the 1000km route from Brunei to Kuching. Stories of hijack, Bruneian cars being attacked and rough locals in some of the major towns along the way, didn't stop our determination to reach Kuching by using cars...
Armed with a map and lots of water, we set off from Brunei around 8.30am with the aim of reaching Sibu town to stay overnight. The reason being that, since it was our first trip, it would be better to stop at Sibu for a rest. The whole journey from Brunei to Kuching takes about 12 hours, 6 hours to Sibu and another 6 hours from Sibu to Kuching.
According to some, they could reach Kuching in 10 hours if you're fast enough, but we have seen one fatal accident along the way back, when a car ram into a oncoming bus. It was said that some lorry, trucks, bus drivers and other vehicles refused to let overtaking cars pass by and enter immediately if there's oncoming car on the opposite side, just to spite the racing cars.... regardless of how it would endanger the lives of the people. From our observation, it's better to be safe and overtake only when its safe. Imagine the people who drive up the mountain in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, then you will see the same way of people driving to Kuching like that, no matter how big or small the cars are.
Here are some of the photos taken during the long trip.
Dead and young palm oil trees along the road from Miri to Bintulu... (Old Road)
Niah Cave rest stop
Logs cut - a common scene in Sarawak
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