Blogs from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, Asia - page 42

“We are skipping the port of Sandakan, Borneo, Malaysia,” the Captain announces over the loudspeaker. He explains that we will pass too close to a number of palm islands where pirates can hide and easily attack us. Capt. Dag has chosen a wider path through the ocean which will increase our sailing time. So, we spend an extra day at sea and arrive one-half day earlier in Kota Kinabalu, Borneo. There always seems to be a silver-lining when our cruising plans are changed. The late afternoon arrival gives us beautiful views of the northern coast of Borneo. Alan and I sit on our balcony watching tree covered islands with long, sandy beaches and isolated resorts pass by. It’s a relaxing way to spend a cloudy afternoon but the gray day means no picture taking. At 6:00pm ... read more

To kick start this entry, I doubt this applies to many, but your patience has paid off waiting for some photos, as I've gone a little crazy and added over 30 of the little blighers to my previous blog. If you thus fancy seeing even more mountains, or a car-destroying parrot, just click that 'previous entry' buttom above. I figured, as this will be the last set of photos I can upload until I next put some on CD, I thought I'd treat you lucky lucky people. So where did I finish last time? Something about looking forward to saying hello to Penguins I think. From Dunedin I went on a long nature tour to the nearby Otago Peninsula, renowned for its amazing wildlife, besides a huge 20km natural harbour. While soaking up all the facts ... read more

Sabah is BRILLIANT! ... read more

Again..didnt do much..pottered around, went out in the evening for dinner with Jef and Jaqui back to the lodge and a drunken party... We all have to be up at 4:30am ....so after trying to get some sleep until 1am I finally lost the plot with one of the Danish guys in my dorm...finally got about 1 and half hours of sleep...im going to be a grumpy bastard in the morning - well..ok it is morning. ... read more

Arrived 6am at KK totally stuffed back to Tropicana lodge and bed for three hours. Ran into the birdwatchers from DV had lunch said goodbyes - nice bunch.. Off to the state mosque at 5ish to catch the sunset - was well chuffed as I was allowed inside and got tentative permission to take photographs inside as well as out, finally getting an invite to return the next day to get some photographs from atop one of the minarets. Decided to dep Sabah on the 18th.... read more