Kinabalu, KK and Kota Belud - nearly there!

In my last update I was on my way to somewhere, having had a few delicious Bloody Marys the night before. I was sad to leave Sandakan, even though it was a bit of a hole, because the hotel was so comfortable. Pure and simple. So getting on the bus to Kindasang, I was already in a bad mood. Made worse by Celine Dion on loop on the bus' dvd player. Anything but her. What is about Asia that they love shit music? It's so annoying.

So I got off the bus at Kinabalu National Park. It was cold, for the first time in what felt like ages, I put on my fleece. Very beautiful place. Serene maybe. Two pictures, left one when I arrived, right one about 2 minutes later. Weird place. Things change very rapidly here.









Thought about climbing the mountain - got up early enough to but realised I didn't want to have another amazing experience on my own. So I decided to leave it for another time, when Simon can drag me up it kicking and screaming.

However this is Mount Kinabalu in the morning. So left Kinabalu after walking around some lovely treks in the national park. A real gem.









So headed back to KK, and for some serious dossing. Thing about Sabah is that everything is expensive, and not easy to just hang out in. I had a week left and didn't really know what I wanted to do. I hung around for a few days, got my haircut (look like a scarecrow now), went to see HP7 (actually quite good) and ate lots. Then decided to head up north to Kota Belud and a very remote beach called Manana Borneo. Very nice but very isolated..... but I did meet Tommy. Please meet Tommy..... beautiful Tommy. He made the beach for me.

 Anyway, getting away for the dog porn (you know what I mean), I'm back in KK going out for some Karaoke, and heading off to Manila tomorrow. Finally.Will be in Manila for a few days with Simon's cousin and his wife and kids and then down to Dumaguete. Very looking forward to it all now, need to settle for a bit. Toodle Pip for now.xx