DDRC Healthcare nurse Katherine (Kat) works with our wonderful patients attending for wound care and Hypberaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT). However in celebration of her 40th birthday, Kat decided to take a well earned break and treat herself to something rather special.
Nurse Kat Brewer’s 40th birthday
“For my 40th birthday I decided to treat myself, not to a spa day or champagne breakfast but to a solo holiday travelling Borneo. It is a place I have always wanted to visit , so this seemed like the perfect excuse.
I had very little planned apart from my first few night’s accommodation in Kuching. I really wanted the opportunity to be spontaneous and plan my trip as I went along and listen to recommendations from other travellers. Being able to just make your mind up last minute or even change it at a whim is something you hardly ever get to do with a young family and I loved that freedom.
I had the most incredible time, hiking alone in jungles, staying in national parks and I nearly even saw the largest flower in the world bloom ( it flowered the day I left !). I tasted amazing local cuisine and encountered warm and friendly locals everywhere I went.
The definite highlights were seeing the orangutans , hiking through giant cave networks where Sir David Attenborough has been and a chance to get a spot of scuba diving in at the end of the trip.
It was the most incredible experience and I really hope to return again but next time to share the delights of Borneo with the rest of my family.
