Me and 6 friends went on a trip around Sabah right after our EoS5 exams. We were there for about a week, returning the night before the exam results were released!
It was such a memorable trip..... the first time that I have actually gone travelling with friends!
I really pushed myself to the limit those few days....
Our guide is a civil engineer doing his PhD, who is a friend of a friend of housemate Rachel. He is such a kind person who brought us to many places, explaining everything to us and telling us lots of stories and facts.
The first day, we went shopping around Kota Kinabalu.
Second day, we sat on a speed boat to Manukan Island, where we went snorkelling.
The third day, a driver drove us up to Kundasang. We went jungle trekking and mountain climbing. (twice in a day!)
We actually trekked up Mount Kinabalu for a certain distance before trekking down again. The second time round, we were at the Hot Springs, and wanted to try out the canopy walk. We ended up going a second jungle trek just to reach the canopy walk. And on the way down, we got drenched in the rain. By the time we reached the Hot Springs, we were so exhausted, that we just wanted to soak our feet in the warm water.
The fourth day, we went to the tip of Borneo and Kudat town. Almost the entire day was spent in the van as it had been raining for the whole night, and there were flash floods everywhere, making it difficult to navigate the roads.
The fifth day, back in Kota Kinabalu, we went river rafting. I was a bit apprehensive at first, knowing that navigating a rough river with a small rafting boat could be dangerous. But I went for it anyways, reminding myself that this is a one in a lifetime experience. It was fun at first, as we splashed each others boats. But things got a little dangerous when one of my friends almost floated too far away while body rafting, and one of the river guides had to come to her rescue. And our boat capsized when being hit by a current! I surfaced up soon after going under, and casually swam back to my boat. Well, it is not so scary after all :p Another of my friends almost got pinned under our boat, one of the guides saved her.
The following day, we took a ferry to Labuan. Our guide drove us around Labuan.
The final day, we drove around Labuan some more, and bought plenty of chocolates and a bottle of wine each ( I didn't buy wine though) as a souvenir.
We returned back late that night with plesant memories of the trip which would stay with us forever.
p.s. Photos to be included as soon as I managed to upload them all on Facebook!
It was such a memorable trip..... the first time that I have actually gone travelling with friends!
I really pushed myself to the limit those few days....
Our guide is a civil engineer doing his PhD, who is a friend of a friend of housemate Rachel. He is such a kind person who brought us to many places, explaining everything to us and telling us lots of stories and facts.
The first day, we went shopping around Kota Kinabalu.
Second day, we sat on a speed boat to Manukan Island, where we went snorkelling.
The third day, a driver drove us up to Kundasang. We went jungle trekking and mountain climbing. (twice in a day!)
We actually trekked up Mount Kinabalu for a certain distance before trekking down again. The second time round, we were at the Hot Springs, and wanted to try out the canopy walk. We ended up going a second jungle trek just to reach the canopy walk. And on the way down, we got drenched in the rain. By the time we reached the Hot Springs, we were so exhausted, that we just wanted to soak our feet in the warm water.
The fourth day, we went to the tip of Borneo and Kudat town. Almost the entire day was spent in the van as it had been raining for the whole night, and there were flash floods everywhere, making it difficult to navigate the roads.
The fifth day, back in Kota Kinabalu, we went river rafting. I was a bit apprehensive at first, knowing that navigating a rough river with a small rafting boat could be dangerous. But I went for it anyways, reminding myself that this is a one in a lifetime experience. It was fun at first, as we splashed each others boats. But things got a little dangerous when one of my friends almost floated too far away while body rafting, and one of the river guides had to come to her rescue. And our boat capsized when being hit by a current! I surfaced up soon after going under, and casually swam back to my boat. Well, it is not so scary after all :p Another of my friends almost got pinned under our boat, one of the guides saved her.
The following day, we took a ferry to Labuan. Our guide drove us around Labuan.
The final day, we drove around Labuan some more, and bought plenty of chocolates and a bottle of wine each ( I didn't buy wine though) as a souvenir.
We returned back late that night with plesant memories of the trip which would stay with us forever.
p.s. Photos to be included as soon as I managed to upload them all on Facebook!
p.p.s 5 photos uploaded, to see more, check Facebook!! ;)
