narrative writing

Thirty years ago, Hedley, accompanied by his wife Mary and his elder daughter Kate, travelled from Brunei to the Niah Caves in Sarawak, Malaysia.

They set out early in the morning from Bandar Seri Begawan and they drove the car to the border of Sarawak. When they reached there they crossed the river by the ferry so that they could continue their trip to the caves. They stopped for lunch then they carried on their way. Then they took a boat up the river and sailed to the rest house and stayed there for the night after they had their dinner with the people who were living there too. They shared food and drinks with them and they went to sleep.

The next day, they walked in the jungle for 30 minutes until they reached the caves. When they entered they noticed that the caves were very huge and very high. They also saw a few men climbed up bamboo poles which reached the roof of the cave. They scraped off the bird’s nests from the roof of the cave and the men down collected the nests and put them into sacks. Those men collected these nests to sell them to the Chinese.

In the afternoon, they collected their stuff, said goodbye and went back home. It was an exciting trip and I think it’s the kind of trip that cannot be forgotten.