Day 5 - KK

Day 5 - We travelled for 2.5hrs to about 1500m above sealevel to Mount Kinabalu. Our lodging was @ Strawberry Garden Hotel (aka. SGH - no kidding ok!) It was a very basic hotel but condition ok. On the way up, we manage to get some really nice durians (since we did not manage to get any in the city) at really good price. In the city, we were quoted abt $35RM/kg of durian where as up in the mount it was just $4RM/kg of durian! The colour of the durains here were generally more while & pale but it sure taste nice and yummy (and cold too!).

After we checked in and settled our things in SGH, we than proceed downhill to Poring where there a Hot Spring. It was fun as the children got to walk over hanging bridge across a stream. While waiting for the guide to help fill the hot spring pool, we went for the canopy walk. From the gate to the canopy was about 200m up. we were panting when we finally reach the start of the canopy. The children have a swell time 'swinging' and walking cross the bridges. It was a real experience where you walk across the trees on 'swinging' ropes! Another 1st time experince for the children & even some of us. After that, it was another 200m back down to the hot spring pools and a good workout. And what a relaxing time we had soaking in the pools! Well, at least some of us does. Well, we also managed to catch a view of the famous Rafflesia, world largest flower. It takes each abt 18 months to bloom and it bloomed for abt 7 days.

On our way back to the hotel, the clouds parted and we managed to catch a nice view of the peak basking in the golden setting sun! How beautiful the view was! No words or even my picture here can provide a close enough description of that majestic view we saw! God's beautiful creation!!

On our way back, we stopped by the road side veg and fruit stalls to buy some veg to stir fry for dinner to go with our maggie mee!! The vegetables were so fresh crisp and sweet!! YUMMY!! The night was COLD & in the morning it was a beautiful sight of the mountains that greeted us.


Well, so that's about it for our trip. Maybe, as Nana and her mommy make a promised to each other...In ten years time, we shall return to climb up the peak! Well, we shall see. =)