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Borneo Falcon wanted very much to visit Rentap’s Fortress. Rentap or Libau (died 1863) was a famous Dayak (Iban) warrior in Sarawak.
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We were full of excitement as we approached the fortress.
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At the same time, I was also thinking I was a little nuts to be on this escapade on Christmas Day of all days.
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Soon we saw heavy machinery parked by the roadside. Climbing Bukit Sadok began to get more challenging after that.
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It was tough going. Soon our car stalled and sank a little into the mud. It became difficult to move forward or backward. We had a hasty conference and decided to give up the quest. I got off the car to lessen the weight of the car while at the same time looking out for Borneo Falcon. We both said a silent prayer.
To be stuck on this steep muddy slope when it had rained the whole night the night before would have been a crisis for us. God was with us however.
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Somehow we managed to turn by small degrees repeatedly until in the end we managed to face downhill. Praise the Lord.
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We had considered asking these women if they could introduce somebody with a four wheel drive who could drive us there to Rentap’s fortress. But helpful and friendly though they were, they didn’t even know anything about Rentap’s fortress.
In the end, we vowed to ourselves we would come again another day. Perhaps in a 4-wheel drive and in the dry season and after the road had been completed. Still we were blessed to be safe.
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Falcon : The road might take years to complete. Maybe then I will be back for my conquest. He….He….
Thank God though. Guess we were too panic at the time for you to take photos of the car wheels and etc. That will give other readers some idea what we went through that day.
Ouh..to bad that you guys couldn’t make it, But never mind, there’ll be another day right?
Pity you weren’t able to complete your journey. Definitely make a return on dry days next time!
And we’ll be looking forward to the photos.
It was tough going. Soon our car stalled and sank a little into the mud. It became difficult to move forward or backward.>>> that’s those instances that can somehow ruin a journey but the way you took it was so good. prayer and perseverance.
i agree… better yet to return on summer but let me honor you for the effort. seems like rentap fortress is something that we’ll look forward to seeing here.
i wish i had gone with you all. next time hope can go with you all
I hope to visit small village on my next trip to Sibu… can ar?
hmmm, maybe it’d be better that you missed that fortress.. my gut feeling tells me that it’s nothing but an abandoned bungalow maybe?? :p
Viewing the current conditions caused by the wet weather, it is definitly a good idea to continue the trip later. Thank God all of you are safe.
by the look of the road, i think i will skip the trip hahahhhaa…happy new year
Rentap! Sejarah lesson.
You had an adventurous trip!!
Good idea of what can happen if we decide to take the same route….
Thanks.
must continue the trip bengbeng!
Hi, just read this story now so I am not sure if you made it there yet. But a couple of notes. The road has been finished mostly. it takes only 1 hour to drive from Betong to Bukit Sadok now. Thats the good news, the bad news is that you can not drive to the top of Bukit Sadok nor to the fortress, very Malaysian of you to think you could
. Seriously though, you can get pretty close but at the end you have to walk about 3-4 hours to the top. Even if you hire some local guides with bikes it still takes 3 hours and yes the final part is STILL on foot. Personaly I like that but I understand that I am in the minority.
As for the Fort, it is not an abandoned bangalow, but neither is it a magnificient structure, in fact there is no striucture at all! Its mainly the name of the place where the structure once stood. But alas when Charles Brook captured the place the fort was burned down.