Kinabalu Daya Hotel Kota Kinabalu

On our second day in KK we decided to head out to the islands and do a little snorkeling andjust laze about on the beach for some R & R.
Of course, looking at a map would have been too easy, and we headed towards the water, where we thought we had seen a jetty. Obviously, we went the wrong way and nearly got sucked in by a guy in jeans, a denim shirt and a fantastic mullet! Sarah thought that the price he was quoting seemed a bit pricier than what she had remembered reading, so we head...

Sunday Sep 12th - Day 130 To our immense relief, we wake up to clear blue skies. It's a nice day for a climb and having left our rucksacks at Rose Cabin, arrive at Park headquarters at 7am. The Malays love a bit of paperwork and with entrance fees, permits, insurance and guides to pay for, there's no shortage of it here. A guide is compulsory (70R) but can be shared by up to 6 people, so we decide to wait for 4 more. Eventually at 8.15am we set off, 6 of us and our guide Guinea. I say guide b...

Tues Sep 14th - Day 132 The overnight arrival of several gallons of lactic acid to our limbs lead to a day of restricted movement. We swapped the Daya Hotel for the cheaper Pantai Inn, and explored a little of downtown KK in a kind of constipated shuffle. We ate plenty and lay down often. Expenses (RM7/pound): Accom 64, laundry 16, internet 21, Oz LP 139, phone 3, post 61.90, lunch 10, dinner 41.30 Wed Sep 15th - Day 133 Rene started feeling unwell at about midnight, and lets just say the bat...

Today is Monday but I need to go back to Saturday...Saturday is when we started climbing the mountain. Rachel and I climbed together, and we did pretty good. It was so hard though. Kelly was not kidding when he said it was practically vertical the whole time. The vast majority with the exception of like 100 yards total was like climbing stairs. A lot of the time the stairs were like 1-1/2 feet tall. The fist part of the trail to Laban Rata was 6 km and there was a rest stop with benches and r...

Greetings from Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia! I know I haven't gotten around to finishing the Outback entry, but I don't have a ton of time at the moment and I wanted to get in a quick update on the Malaysian marathon adventure. The first leg of the trip was a 5-ish hour flight from Perth to Brunei on Royal Brunei Airlines. The flight began with a traditional Islamic travel blessing, which is, I'm sure, the first time that I've ever received an Islamic blessing. Images of mosques from around the wo...

After conducted the audit at Sabah Plant, I continued my second trip to Mt. Kinabalu trekking, P.3 and additional Manukan island and Sapi island. Pine Resort provided a green environment surrounding with pines, fresh air, cold weather and the Mt. Kinabalu was hidden behind the cloud. A good rest made a group of us have a good day for trekking from mesilau to laban rata. Stepped on the foot of Mt. Kinabalu, crossing the streams, wet stones, bridges, passed by waterfalls, trees... It's all from...