TiMeZoNe: MY: Day 3 BKI

In the morning, felt like to eat Nasi Lemak. The only place in 1Borneo for Nasi Lemak is either Old Town White Coffee or one small stall at the basement near the Giant Supermarket entrance. Since Old Town open at 9a.m., that was our best option.

After breakfast, we drove to the Jesselton Jetty to catch a boat to Manukan Island. In addition to the boat fare plus tax, we were also required to pay an entrance fee to the Marine Park. This is a one -time payment if you decided to islands hop within the Marine Park.

We did enjoy half a day at the Manukan Island Beach. And it is good if you can bring your own food from the mainland. It is quite expensive on the island.

On the way back, there was some commotion at the jetty. It was around 3pm and there visitors were leaving the island. The jetty was packed and luck was not on our side, we could not find our boat. Lesson learnt --> NEVER buy the ticket from the first counter once you entered the Jesselton Jetty (on your right once you entered the ticketing area at the jetty). At the island, there was no one to assist us and every time we asked people there, they either don't know or simply brush off and said "That's not our company". Hell!

We managed to find our boat by recognizing the same people that came with us. Luckily we got back to mainland around 4pm plus. So, to enjoy the Marine Park, use the proper managed company i.e. SeaQuest. This is not an advert for them but the good thing about them is they jotted down the name of passengers for each trip. So, you know which boat and when. Moreover, they have lots of staff around to ask. Identified by their t-shirts.

We had Nasi Padang for late lunch at the jetty. Pretty expensive. It cost us RM50.40 for two pax. Don't think both of us eat that much :-) We drove back to our hotel and before going back to our room, we stopped by at YogurBerry to enjoy some delicious yogurts.

For dinner, we drove back to city centre to enjoy another round of seafood :-)