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Life stories Covered on 6 hour Road trip
This is a top pick! We woke to very heavy jungle rain. The volume of water falling was extreme and it sent the creatures of the forest loopy. Some squirrels chased each other form tree to tree and you could hear other animals calling and rushing around. With the rains passed we decided to enjoy the morning at the wonderfully tranquil Padanakan Dii Lodge. Pols and I …
Definitely a mountain not a molehill!!!
... that was music to our ears. We figured we must have been doing fairly well for time as we passed several people earlier on but other than the Canadian girls we hadn't really been passed by anyone else. Eventually we came to a bit of a T junction in the paths, so puzzled by which one to take and no guide to ask we took an educated guess. This obviously could of gone horrible wrong but luckily it didn't. This forcing the comment of "good job we're not actually paying him for his so ...
Borneo
Today I learned that altitude sickness is a very real thing. Mt. Kinabalu is a 4,039 m mountain in Borneo. It's the tallest peak between the Himalayas and Australia and we attempted the climb it in one morning. Before I go into it, I guess I should go back and explain how we got to Borneo in the first place... Max, Joby, and I spent a relaxing week in and around Nha Trang, Vietnam when i first arrived. Max was our own personal tour guide, showing us all the ...
The Handicraft and Central Market
... which is roughly $5 USD. While it is also possible to walk from the hotel to the downtown area, it is a bit of a long walk and you'll get lots of sun.
Once I acquired a taxi driver who was hanging out at a local eatery, I had him take me to the main bus terminal of Kota Kinabalu. This was a deliberate choice on my part. The bus terminal was basically on the edge of downtown ...
Climb Time!
... the questionably bad move of going back to to bed for an hour - the lure of a warm bed is too much - then set off for the 6km hike back down to ground level. Eater is lovely, we stay together this time and she tells me he has 6kids! We do most of the walk with Richard and his Dad Pete from Wales. Pete has titanium in his spine and really struggles over the last few km - there's no shortage of inspiring people to find!
Legs really start to hurt and ...
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