Borneo Survivor Resort Kota Kinabalu

... bin bags. I have been assured its tail was at least 18 inches long....however Bird had consumed at least 4 pints by this time in an effort to make up for lost time in Singapore! <br><br>Day 2 was also a little uneventful with a hungover Jonti and me feeling sick on malaria tablets. I did however volunteer at our locally owned Mega Laundry with half of all profits made donated to the ...

... with more and more bedraggled walkers joining us to optimistically wait for the storm to pass, but after an hour the guides shrugged and admitted it was most likely set to continue. These clouds had no edges, and therefore no silver lining, though apparently this was not normal and we were really quite privileged to experience it - if you want to look at it that way....<br><br> With no signs of the downpour abating, we had little ...

... throttle back to the last, shot out in front of a mini-bus (thankfully it was moving slowly), almost hit a parked van, swerved travelled about fifteen, twenty feet at most, nearly hit a parked car, lost control and fell over in front of the mini-bus, which thankfully was still moving too slowly to crush me. I got off the road as Alice and the guy who owned the bike ran over. Alice must really have been worried; she left her camera bag out of ...

... ended up being one of our favourite meals. You sit at a table and go order whatever you want, a bit like a food court I suppose, and then they come and find you at your table and you pay then. The range of food was fantastic but most of the family went for their first Western food for ages and had burgers and chips, Cam's burger was the size of a dinner plate! They must have heard we are big eaters. Tomorrow is the local wildlife park before heading to the airport and KL.

... they weren't staying there, they had used our Hotel's beach and now our check-in area to stay dry. We parted ways, grabbed some umbrellas and hit the town for some good pizza. Shortly thereafter we passed out hoping for better weather. Relaxing The next day the great weather arrived. The entire day was spent exploring the town on foot, soaking up sun, swimming and enjoying good food. Malay food for breakfast, Indian for lunch and Spanish Tapas for dinner ...

... wind increased and ice was becoming apparent instead of puddles! Normally after 3000mts, oxygen levels begin to decrease and i could certainly begin to feel every foot step, becoming that bit more difficult. My guide having an ever increasing competitive nature, began to egg me on to be the first to the top again. A feat i thought quite ambitious considering we were one of the last of 200 other hikers to leave base camp! We in fact and quite ...

... my rucksack a lot of the way and was like my own little cheerleader! Somehow he walked up that mountain asif he did it every day, when we finally got to the summit (4100 feet) it was freezing but very rewarding, I had brought up a birthday card for Stevie and a party hat - everyone sang happy birthday for him which was great fun! The summit was also extremely cold so we couldn't stay long, but we made sure we all got a photo - although it was almost too cold to hold the camera!

... en-suite and everything!). Having unpacked, Chris and Lenny handed over Ali's new wardrobe (those of you who saw the list of things she 'needed' brought out will understand) and made their own bags several kilos lighter, plus an underwater camera to capture all our missed submarine moments. So, order of the day, a little wander and a hunt for food... With a great deal of reluctance, Jon and Ali allowed Chris and Lenny to direct them to a western ...

We woke up early and spent an enjoyable morning at the Gaya market, where they sell all kinds of interesting goods. You&#8217;ll find such bazaars all over Malaysia. Here you get to meet the locals and you never know what things you may find. Anna bought some pearls after the seller claimed that they were genuine by scratching them hard with a pair of ...

... day trip - Tunku Abdul Rahman Park located just offshore from resort, Great day - visited Gaya Island, Manukan Island, Sapi (lunch on the beach), Sulag &amp; Mamutik.<br><br>Sat 31JUL Transfer to Nexus Resort (30 mins from town)<br><br>Sun 01AUG Booked local day tour but car did not turn up - broke down apparently, so instead took a cab to visit to Rasa Ria Resort - Orang-utan sanctuary<br><br>Mon 02AUG Last day relaxing at resort<br><br>Tue 03AUG Overnight flight home