The dive hotel wanted to charge RM150 for transport to the airport as opposed to RM90 charged by the taxi counter in the opposite direction. I managed to find an illegal taxi for RM90 which agreed to wait for me a couple of doors away from the hotel.
I got to the airport a little before the doors opened and flew to Kota Kinabalu. I had booked this early flight because Kim was meant to be travelling with me, connecting at KK onwards to Hong Kong and Auckland.
Upon arrival at KK, my old classmate David picked me up. We spent the day at various food spots and at his home, catching up on the last year. He took me up to the hills behind his home for a drive before a great seafood dinner in town.
I got dropped off at the Tune Hotel at 1Borneo where I had booked five nights. It was cheap enough for me to keep the room when I’m away at Mt Kinabalu. Also, being next to a mall, I thought I’d have everything handy for before and after the big climb when I’d want to rest-up.
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- Mt Kinabalu at 4095m seen from the flight from Tawau to KK … I’ll be up there in a couple of days.
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- We only had a drink at this lovely cafe. The tandoori and nan looked nice.
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- Up the hills near KK at Kasih Sayang to look a the view.
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- Up the hills near KK at Kasih Sayang to look a the view.
