TiMeZoNe: MY: Day 2 BKI

Woke up as usual per timing in KL. However, 6.30am in Borneo seems to be the same as 7.30am in Peninsular Malaysia. So kind of losing an hour. Since the hotel room uses black-out curtain, we did not realize how bright it was out there in the morning.

Had breakfast at Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, then we drove to Kundasang.

1Borneo mall, although has lots of restaurants, none open for breakfast in the early morning except Starbucks and Coffee Bean at 8am while Old Town White Coffee open for business at 9am. Others, around 10am. So, for those who are staying in the four hotels, better arrange for breakfast at the hotels (with exception to Tune Hotel - don't think they offer breakfast).

Kundasang is popular for the Mount Kinabalu view and the War Memorial. However, we did not stop at these two places but instead drove straight to hot spring. The hot spring was crowded. Probably due to extended weekend. And the public area, which is free of charge was full as well. So we opted for the private cabin.

Even if the public pool is available, I don't think I want to dip myself. Apparently, most Malaysians, as usual, become possessive and sharing is not part of it. Even though they know it is available free to all. They eat inside the pool thinking that if they stepped out, someone else will take the place. What a selfish behaviour!

Overall, it is good to dip yourself in the sulphur rich water :-)

On the way back, stopped by a town called Ranau. Had a lunch and the only recognizable restaurant was KFC :-) my favaourite. Unfortunately the air-condition was faulty, hence pretty hot in the restaurant.

Stomach full, time to move on. Visited the War Memorial at Kundasang. Very nicely maintained as compared to the surrounding area. The view of Mount Kinabalu from the memorial was wonderful. If you happen to be in the area, do stop by at this memorial.

Since we had some more time to spend, we did a bit of detour. From Kundasang, instead of driving the same way back to Kota Kinabalu, we decided to take the by-pass road to Kota Belud. Reached Kota Belud after driving in the rain on an unfamiliar road. Nothing much to see there (or is it me don't know what to see there? :-)), so we planned to drive to Kudat - visiting the most northern-tip of Borneo. From the map, it looked not that far. However, just a kilometre from Kota Belud towards Kudat, we saw the mileage marker that states more than 100km to Kudat. Oppsss..... better turn back. We will never reach Kudat before the night and then need to return to Kota Kinabalu. So, cancelled the trip and drove back to the city.

Dinner for the night was near Likas, by the sea-side. There is a place called "Anjung Selera". The food was so-so and expensive (compare to the night before). So, better go to the city for the seafood.

Feeling tired, retire a bit earlier. Tomorrow's plan is to laze at Manukan Island :-)