Day 235 (Tue 27 Feb) - Mount Kinabalu (Sabah, Borneo)
Up early to head into Sandankan, the nearby town, to get some money and our bus.
We had arranged for a taxi to pick us up from the lodge and take us into town and he duly pitched up at 7.30am
Got some money and were dropped off at the small bus station where we bought our tickets and boarded the bus.
Soon we were off and headed into the hills. We were soon at the gates of the Kinabalu National Park where we got off at about 1pm.
We asked at the cafe opposite the gates where they Bayu Lodge was. They pointed up the road. We walked up about a 1km without any luck and decided to turn back. We passed a place called theBayu Homestay and thought that they might be able to help.
We asked them where the Bayu Lodge was and they said it was here. Unfortunately, our time in India had made us a bit suspicious and we thought this guy was just saying that so that we would stay there. We asked him if anyone from KK had called to say that we were coming and he replied that they had. Finally after a little more interrogation he went and got a book and read from it Sarbs full name; decided this must be the place then.
Quite expensive and our room was basic to say the least. Jo was not happy with the state of the shared toilet either and got the bloke to clean it up.
Dumped our bags and then walked to the Bayu cafe (opposite the park entrance) where we had an excellent feed of beef rendang. We got some info from the park HQ and bumped into our Polish friends. They had just arrived that day and had gone for a long walk. They were looking pretty sprightly; just as well as they were tackling Mount Kinabalu t'row.
Walked back to our lodge we read and lazed for a while until dinnertime. There is not a great deal in this area so we found ourselves back at the Bayu cafe for dinner.
During our meal a mist or cloud had settled so when we returned it felt very eerie walking in the dark with our torches casting a pitiful light. To make matters worse we had to pass a small strech of shops that housed dogs that wandered about the road. Seeing their eyes unexpectedly reflecting our torchlight was interesting.
We had arranged for a taxi to pick us up from the lodge and take us into town and he duly pitched up at 7.30am
Got some money and were dropped off at the small bus station where we bought our tickets and boarded the bus.
Soon we were off and headed into the hills. We were soon at the gates of the Kinabalu National Park where we got off at about 1pm.
We asked at the cafe opposite the gates where they Bayu Lodge was. They pointed up the road. We walked up about a 1km without any luck and decided to turn back. We passed a place called theBayu Homestay and thought that they might be able to help.
We asked them where the Bayu Lodge was and they said it was here. Unfortunately, our time in India had made us a bit suspicious and we thought this guy was just saying that so that we would stay there. We asked him if anyone from KK had called to say that we were coming and he replied that they had. Finally after a little more interrogation he went and got a book and read from it Sarbs full name; decided this must be the place then.
Quite expensive and our room was basic to say the least. Jo was not happy with the state of the shared toilet either and got the bloke to clean it up.
Dumped our bags and then walked to the Bayu cafe (opposite the park entrance) where we had an excellent feed of beef rendang. We got some info from the park HQ and bumped into our Polish friends. They had just arrived that day and had gone for a long walk. They were looking pretty sprightly; just as well as they were tackling Mount Kinabalu t'row.
Walked back to our lodge we read and lazed for a while until dinnertime. There is not a great deal in this area so we found ourselves back at the Bayu cafe for dinner.
During our meal a mist or cloud had settled so when we returned it felt very eerie walking in the dark with our torches casting a pitiful light. To make matters worse we had to pass a small strech of shops that housed dogs that wandered about the road. Seeing their eyes unexpectedly reflecting our torchlight was interesting.
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2/27/2007 12:46:00 am
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