Land Below The Wind - Sabah

[kohhy6]

This set of photo was taken 2 weeks ago in Kota Kinabalu and Mt. Kinabalu. Would like to share some of the humble shot taken during the trip.

#01 Pulau Gaya with 2 fishermen catching "sotong" (squid).

#02 Pulau Gaya and illegal filipino village.

#03 Filipino village jetty

 

[kohhy6]

#04 Secondary school of Pulau Gaya at the Malay village. The water there was crystal clear!

#05 The school assembly hall. We were invited to leave our signature as a guest.

#06 The view of the school jetty. Look like some sort of resort. They do provide room rental
at the rate of RM$60 per night to stay in the school hostel.

 

[kohhy6]

#07 Off we hop to another island, Pulau Sapi.

#08 The last boat leaving. Notice the dark area in the water? There are school of fish!

#09 The empty beach with 2 angmoh clad in bikini! Notice the fish, there are lotsa them!

 

[kohhy6]

#10 The pasar malam beside the filipino market. They sell all sort of thing from food to fruits!

#11 Young hawker making living in the market.

#12 Fish monger chopping off fresh tuna fish.

 

[kohhy6]

#13 White raddish that look like ginseng.

#14 Our dinner..squid, fish (bluish green one) and big prawn (not in the pic).

#15 While enjoying dinner we also have a view to kill.

to be continue.....

 

[jameskkmok]

Nice! so many fishes in the sea good for dead skin treatment

 

[kohhy6]

Nice! so many fishes in the sea good for dead skin treatment

Err..those are sardine according to the local which is poisonous and is not edible. Only
dolphin will swim in from deeper water to the island to feast at certain season.

 

[ed9119]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

nice travelogue..... is it very far from KK ?

 

[thunderflash]

woah! really tons of fish! nice sunset too! Seems like you enjoy the trip, glad to see that

 

[kohhy6]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

nice travelogue..... is it very far from KK ?

Thanks Ed! It is not far away, Pulau Gaya about 10 min away and you can see it from K.K
city shoreline itself. Pulau Sapi approx. 25 to 30min away from K.K. It situated behind Pulau
Gaya.

woah! really tons of fish! nice sunset too! Seems like you enjoy the trip, glad to see that

Yup! I enjoy the first few days but the last two I was down with serious food poisoning.

 

[kohhy6]

#16 On the way to Kinabalu Park, we stop at Pekan Akinabalu for fresh air. Photo taken from
the tower itself (from K.K).

#17 Another view from the tower (toward Kinabalu Park)

#18 One of the team member didn't know that this is the Mt Kinabalu which was shrouded
with rain cloud. Look like "the 3 stooges" discussing how to attempt the mountain.:bsmilie:

 

[kohhy6]

#19 Once we settle down we chartered a "mini bus" to run around Kundasang area. This was
taken at the entrance of the War Memorial.

#20 "Do not step on me else I will die"

#21 On the right side of the photo was black tablet carved with brave Australian POW soldier
sacrificed during WWII.

 

[kohhy6]

#22 Mesilau Bishop Head 2 taken during the rain. Didn't manage to shoot any photo as it was
raining and cold!

#23 Interior of the Bishop head rest house. Very cosy and furnish with kitchen utensil, very
convenient.

#24 Taken from Rhenatera Restaurant window while enjoying our breakfast. The stream flow
thru below the restaurant.

Stay tune...

 

[ctm1968]

lovely!! I miss my hometown!

 

[kohhy6]

lovely!! I miss my hometown!

Thanks! I used to stay in K.K Petagas when I was teenager time and I do miss K.K especially
I used to look out from my bedroom window to watch Mt. Kinabalu almost every morning!

 

[kohhy6]

#25 Forest wild fire due to 3 months drought around the Mesilau trail.

#26 Part of the trail just before 0.5km trek.

#27 One of the small stream along Mesilau trail.

 

[kohhy6]

#28 Just another sight along the Mesilau trail. Noticed that along this trail there are a lot of root and rocks forming up a trail.

#29 Rocky path.

#30 This tree was so huge, it reminded me of the movie "Avatar".

 

[Numnumball]

Nice travel series bro..

 

[kohhy6]

Nice travel series bro..

Thanks Bryan!

 

[kohhy6]

#31 My team mate ahead of me passing thru the burrow like trail.

#32 Our mountain guide Farlinaz "Jack Sparrow". He want us to call him that way. We didn't
torture him by asking him to carry 3 extra large bag but as he is young and strong he helps
other group to carry the bag.

#33 My tired body dragged me up all the way to 5th stop. Finally see the peak after all the
cloudy mist shrouded along the summit trail.